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Bereavement interventions to support informal caregivers in the intensive care unit: a systematic review

Abstract

BackgroundInformal caregivers of critically ill patients in intensive care unit (ICUs) experience negative psychological sequelae that worsen after death. We synthesized outcomes reported from ICU bereavement interventions intended to improve informal caregivers’ ability to cope with grief.Data sourcesMEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL and PsycINFO from inception to October 2020.Study selectionRandomized controlled trials (RCTs) of bereavement …

Authors

Moss SJ; Wollny K; Poulin TG; Cook DJ; Stelfox HT; Ordons ARD; Fiest KM

Journal

BMC Palliative Care, Vol. 20, No. 1,

Publisher

Springer Nature

Publication Date

December 2021

DOI

10.1186/s12904-021-00763-w

ISSN

1472-684X