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Randomized controlled trial for the efficacy of three versus five sessions of grief counseling on the psychological aspects following COVID-19 bereavement: A study protocol.
Hajebi, Ahmad; Rasoulian, Maryam; Fathi, Marjan; Tiyuri, Amir; Abbasinejad, Maryam; Naserbakht, Morteza; Asadi, Ali; Khademoreza, Nooshin.
Affiliation
  • Hajebi A; Research Center for Addiction & Risky Behaviors (ReCARB), Psychosocial Health Research Institute, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  • Rasoulian M; Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  • Fathi M; Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  • Tiyuri A; Mental Health Research Center, Psychosocial Health Research Institute, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  • Abbasinejad M; Health Deputy, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  • Naserbakht M; Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  • Asadi A; Department for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran.
  • Khademoreza N; Mental Health Research Center, Psychosocial Health Research Institute, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Front Psychiatry ; 13: 1047448, 2022.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36545034
ABSTRACT

Background:

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many people have experienced traumatic losses and therefore are at risk of developing complicated grief regarding the restrictions on the performance of routine mourning rituals. This study is a randomized controlled trial for assessing the efficacy of three versus five sessions of grief counseling on grief intensity, psychological distress, and quality of life of grief among bereaved people due to COVID-19.

Methods:

A total of 120 bereaved people, due to COVID-19, will be enrolled in this multi-center randomized controlled trial after assessment for inclusion and exclusion criteria. Following the informed consent procedure, participants will be allocated into two groups equally by the Stratified Balanced Block Randomization, one of them delivering a three-session grief counseling intervention and the other delivering a five-session grief counseling intervention. The intervention will be delivered by trained psychologists via in-person individual sessions. The primary outcome is grief intensity, and the secondary outcomes are psychological distress, quality of life, and satisfaction of the participants. These outcomes will be measured by the Grief Intensity Scale (GIS), the General Health Questionnaire-28 (GHQ-28), the Short Form Health Survey-12 (SF-12), and the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ-8), respectively. The assessments will be done at three time points, one before the intervention and the others 1 month and 3 months after the intervention. The data will be analyzed using the SPSS V.18 and Stata V.11 software. The analysis approach will be "intention to treat."

Discussion:

Results of this study can be applied for selecting the most suitable intervention leading to the prevention of complicated grief and the maintenance and promotion of the mental health of bereaved people due to COVID-19. Clinical trial registration [irct.ir], identifier [IRCT20200505047305N1].
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Clinical_trials / Prognostic_studies Aspects: Patient_preference Language: En Journal: Front Psychiatry Year: 2022 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Iran

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Clinical_trials / Prognostic_studies Aspects: Patient_preference Language: En Journal: Front Psychiatry Year: 2022 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Iran