Supporting Family Members With Severe Grief Reaction During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Bereavement, Severe Grief Reaction
About this trial
This is an interventional supportive care trial for Bereavement
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Family Members of deceased patients from The Ottawa Hospital, Queensway-Carleton Hospital, and Hôpital Montfort
Exclusion Criteria:
- Anyone who is unable to participate in a virtual intervention
Sites / Locations
- Ottawa Hospital
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
Virtual Support Group Arm
Non-Virtual Support Group Arm
Those with severe symptoms (indicated by an ICG-r score >25) will be notified that their symptoms are considered to be severe, with a suggestion to attend the virtual support groups. A recent meta-analysis of psychological interventions for grief found higher effect sizes in studies of participants who were >6 months post-loss, and those with higher baseline symptom levels. However, no participant in our study will be randomized to any treatment assignment, and the decision to attend the VSG will be left to the family members.
Family members that choose not to participate in the Virtual Support Group will be part of this non-intervention arm