ArticleGlobalization and health2021
Who suffered most after deaths due to COVID-19? Prevalence and correlates of prolonged grief disorder in COVID-19 related bereaved adults.
Article in Globalization and health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06953596 (Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to Treat Prolonged Grief Disorder), which is not on this map. Cited by 53 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to Treat Prolonged Grief Disorder: A Single-centre, Single-arm, Open-label Phase I/II Proof-of-concept and Feasibility Clinical Trial
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53 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 149 citations in OpenAlex.
- Global prevalence of prolonged grief disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic under standardized diagnostic frameworks: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Psychological medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Measuring Grief in the Context of Traumatic Loss: A Systematic Review of Assessment Instruments.Trauma, violence & abuse · 2023Pooled it
- The Efficacy and Usability of an Unguided Web-Based Grief Intervention for Adults Who Lost a Loved One During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Trial
- Prolonged Grief Disorder, but Not Death From COVID-19, Elicits Public Stigma: A Vignette-Based Experiment.Omega · 2026Article
- Co-production ofEuropean journal of psychotraumatology · 2025Article
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- Internet-Delivered Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (iCBT) for Spanish-Speaking Adults with Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD): A Randomized Feasibility Trial.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Nurse-Led Bereavement Support During the Time of Hospital Visiting Restrictions Imposed by the COVID-19 Pandemic-A Qualitative Study of Family Members' Experiences.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2025Article
- Announcements of Death During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study of Family Experiences.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2025Article
- Impact of the contextual factors regarding the COVID-19 pandemic on bereavement: an integrative review of the literature from a bioethical perspective.Global bioethics = Problemi di bioetica · 2025Article
- Are Mediators of Grief Reactions Better Predictors Than Risk Factors? A Study Testing the Role of Satisfaction With Rituals, Perceived Social Support, and Coping Strategies.Illness, crises, and loss · 2025Article
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- The Association Between COVID-19-related Discrimination and Probable Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Among Patients With COVID-19 in Sapporo, Japan.Journal of epidemiology · 2024Article
- Intention to Seek Mental Health Services During the 2022 Shanghai COVID-19 City-Wide Lockdown: Web-Based Cross-Sectional Study.JMIR formative research · 2024Article
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- Family Experiences of Loss and Bereavement in Palliative Care Units during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Interpretative Phenomenological Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Direct Losses and Media Exposure to Death: The Long-Term Effect of Mourning during the COVID-19 Pandemic.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
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- The prevalence of prolonged grief disorder (PGD) after the natural disasters: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Public health in practice (Oxford, England) · 2024Review
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Abstract
backgroundDeaths by COVID-19 have left behind nearly 12 million recent bereaved individuals worldwide and researchers have raised concerns that the circumstances of COVID-19 related deaths will lead to a rise prevalence of prolonged grief disorder (PGD) cases. However, to date, no studies have examined the prevalence of PGD among people bereaved due to COVID-19. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of PGD and investigated demographic and loss-related factors associated with prolonged grief symptoms among Chinese individuals bereaved due to COVID-19.
methodsThis was a cross-sectional online survey conducted between September 1 and October 3, 2020. A total of 422 Chinese participants (55.5% males; 32.73 [9.31] years old) who lost a close person due to COVID-19 participated in the study. Demographic and loss-related information was collected, and self-reported prolonged grief symptoms were measured by a 13-item International Prolonged Grief Disorder Scale (IPGDS: 1-65) and a 17-item Traumatic Grief Inventory Self Report (TGI-SR: 1-85). Multiple linear regression analysis was used to determine the associated factors of levels of grief symptoms.
resultsPrevalence of PGD was 37.8% screened by IPGDS and 29.3% by TGI-SR. No difference was found in levels of grief symptoms between participants whose close one died more than 6 months ago and those who experienced the loss less than 6 months ago. More severe prolonged grief symptoms assessed by IPGDS was associated with losing a close person by COVID-19 rather than complications (B: 5.35; 95% CI: 0.54-10.05), losing a partner (B: 7.80; 95% CI: 3.24-12.37), child (B: 8.15; 95% CI: 1.03-15.26), and parent (B: 5.49; 95% CI: 1.49-9.48) rather than losing a relative or a person with other relationship, feeling more traumatic about the loss (B: 1.71; 95% CI: 0.52-2.90), being closer with the deceased (B: 1.60; 95% CI: 0.34-2.86). Moreover, Losing a grandparent (B: 6.62; 95% CI: 0.53-12.71) and having more conflicts with the deceased (B: 1.05; 95% CI: - 0.008-2.11) were related to higher levels of grief symptoms assessed by TGI-SR.
conclusionsEchoing researchers' concerns, the prevalence of PGD is high among people bereaved due to COVID-19. Individuals with a higher risk of developing PGD should be identified and bereavement support should be offered as early as possible.
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