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Comparing the effect of psychotherapy on the grief experience and quality of life in first-degree relatives of the deceased caused by COVID 19

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Early signs of grief based on obtaining a score of more than 34 from the grief experience questionnaire.
Registration Number
IRCT20201119049445N1
Lead Sponsor
Esfahan University of Medical Sciences
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria

Death of a first-degree relative due to COVID19 in the last six months
Grief Experience Questionnaire (GEQ) score of >34
Being consent to participate in the study
The age of >18 yrs.
No major psychiatric illness (schizophrenia, bipolar, obsessive-compulsive disorder, personality disorders)
Drug use disorder based on an interview with a psychiatric assistant

Exclusion Criteria

Failure to attend treatment sessions for more than two consecutive sessions
Exacerbation of symptoms and the need for psychiatric hospitalization

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Grief score. Timepoint: Before and 4 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Grief Experience Questionnaire.;Quality of Life. Timepoint: Before and 4 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: World Health Organization (WHO) Quality of Life Questionnaire - Short Form.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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