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ArticleJournal of education and health promotion2024

Bereavement due to COVID-19 pandemic among school-going adolescents - A cross-sectional study in district Dehradun.

Deepshikha Chaudhary, Jayanti Semwal, Neha Sharma, Malini Srivastava, Priya Ranjan Avinash

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Deepshikha ChaudharyDepartment of Community Medicine, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Swami Rama Nagar, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.
Jayanti SemwalDepartment of Community Medicine, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Swami Rama Nagar, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.
Neha SharmaDepartment of Community Medicine, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Swami Rama Nagar, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.
Malini SrivastavaDepartment of Clinical Psychology, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Swami Rama Nagar, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.
Priya Ranjan AvinashDepartment of Psychiatry, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Swami Rama Nagar, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.

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backgroundMillions of people lost their loved ones due to the COVID-19 pandemic; this dire situation had an impact on almost every aspect of the daily life of every person. However, most of the individuals adapted to their losses nearly 2-10% of the population experienced dysfunctional grief in which adolescents were also affected. Aims and Objectives: Prime objective of the study was to assess dysfunctional grief due to loss from COVID-19 Pandemic among adolescents and to find out the coping strategies used by them to overcome this grief. MATERIALS AND

methodsThe study was conducted among school-going adolescents of District Dehradun. A pre-designed, pre-tested, self-administered, semi-structured questionnaire including socio-demographic details, COVID-19-related questions and Pandemic Grief Scale (Cronbach alpha-0.77) was used in the offline survey.

resultsOut of 690 study participants, a total of 151 (21.8%) adolescents lost their loved ones due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Of these, 9.93% were facing dysfunctional grief due to their loss. To overcome this grief, coping strategies used by study participants were mainly phone and internet usage (78%) followed by watching TV (73.8%) and sleeping (68.1%).

conclusionAdolescents who experienced loss and were grieved are more at high risk of developing psychological disorders, particularly depression, anxiety, and physical illness, that might affect their education and overall development. Though to tackle the mental health crisis in the country Tele-Mental Health Assistance and Networking Across States (Tele-MANAS) has been initiated, still there is a lack of clarity regarding the structure and range of services provided by Tele-MANAS centers set up under the National Tele-Mental Health Program (NTMHP). Timely intervention and research to take solid steps to diminish the potential adverse effects of bereavement on adolescents' mental health is necessary.

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AdolescentsCOVID-19mental healthNTMHPPandemic Grief ScaleTele-MANAS

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