A Phone-Based Early Psychological Intervention for Supporting Bereaved Families in the Time of COVID-19

Frontiers in Public Health

Lidia Borghi¹  Elena Vegni²  Julia Menichetti³ 

[1] Clinical Psychology, Department of Health Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy;Clinical Psychology, Department of Health Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy;Unit of Clinical Psychology, Santi Paolo and Carlo Hospital, Milan, Italy;Institute of Clinical Medicine, Akershus Universitetssykehus, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway;

关键词: bereavement;    clinical psychology;    COVID-19;    family;    hospital psychology;    phone follow-up care;    preventive primary intervention;    psychological intervention;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpubh.2021.625691

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

The exceptional circumstances of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic are making the grief processes challenging for families who are losing a relative for COVID-19. This community case study aimed to describe a phone-based primary preventive psychological intervention that has been delivered to these families by the Clinical Psychology unit of an Italian hospital. In particular, the article reports how the intervention has been organized within the overall hospital care pathway for families, the specific contents and components of the intervention, and the seven-phase structure of the intervention. The unique features and related challenges of the intervention, along with the implications for clinical practice, are discussed.

【 授权许可】

CC BY