Lived Experiences of Bereaved Family Members During COVID-19 Pandemic in a Tertiary Care Hospital With Special Reference to Imposed Restrictive COVID Guidelines-a Qualitative Study

This study aimed to understand the experiences of bereaved family members in view of restrictive COVID guidelines using qualitative approach. 10 Hindu, Gujarati bereaved family members who lost their loved ones during the first wave were interviewed telephonically after a month of their loss. Findings were difficulty in proper communication during hospitalization, disrupted end-of-life and funeral rituals and accepting harsh realities related to the changes imposed by using content analysis. Most of the family members felt that there was a need of staying with the patients. Telephonic mode of communication was not sufficient for them and created doubts related to death. Most of them felt remorseful as they were not able to see or bring their loved one home during their last moments and felt deprived of the traditional rituals. Also, they had to deal with their grief by themselves.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:89

Enthalten in:

Omega - 89(2024), 1 vom: 01. Apr., Seite 404-420

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Patel, Preet S [VerfasserIn]
Desai, Nimisha D [VerfasserIn]
Shah, Sandip H [VerfasserIn]
Shah, Saurabh N [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Bereaved family member
COVID-19
Funeral practices
Journal Article
Lived experiences
Qualitative

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Date Completed 16.04.2024

Date Revised 16.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1177/00302228221075207

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM337164207