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dc.contributor.authorFinucane, Anne
dc.contributor.authorCanny, Anne
dc.contributor.authorMair, Ally Pax Arcari
dc.contributor.authorHarrop, Emily
dc.contributor.authorSelman, Lucy E.
dc.contributor.authorSwash, Brooke
dc.contributor.authorWakefield, Donna
dc.contributor.authorGillanders, David
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-28T11:27:54Z
dc.date.available2024-10-28T11:27:54Z
dc.date.issued2024-10-15
dc.identifierhttps://chesterrep.openrepository.com/bitstream/handle/10034/629096/Swash%20-%20Rapid%20Review%20of%20Evidence%20for%20Online%20Interventions%20for%20Bereavement%20Support.pdf?sequence=2
dc.identifier.citationFinucane, A., Canny, A., Mair, A. P. A., Harrop, E., Selman, L. E., Swash, B., Wakefield, D., & Gillanders, D. (2024). A rapid review of the evidence for online interventions for bereavement support. Palliative Medicine, vol(issue), pages. https://doi.org/10.1177/02692163241285101en_US
dc.identifier.issn0269-2163en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/02692163241285101en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10034/629096
dc.description© The Author(s) 2024.en_US
dc.description.abstractBackground: Grieving is a natural process, and many people adjust with support from family and friends. Around 40% of people would benefit from additional input. Online bereavement support interventions may increase access to support. Evidence regarding their acceptability and effectiveness is emerging but needs to be synthesised. Aim: To synthesise evidence on the feasibility, acceptability, effectiveness, impacts and implementation of online interventions to improve wellbeing, coping and quality of life after bereavement. Design: A rapid review of evidence regarding online bereavement support. We appraised study quality using AMSTAR 2 and the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool. Data sources: English language articles published 1 January 2010 to 4 January 2024, using Ovid MEDLINE, Ovid Embase and APA PsycINFO. Eligible articles examined formal and informal online interventions to improve bereavement outcomes. Results: We screened 2050 articles by title and abstract. Four systematic reviews and 35 individual studies were included. Online bereavement support was feasible, acceptable and effective in reducing grief intensity, stress-related outcomes and depression. Where reported, participant retention was typically >70%. Positive impacts included: access to a supportive community at any time, reduced isolation; opportunities to process feelings; normalisation of loss responses; access to coping advice and opportunities for meaning-making and remembrance. Negative impacts included upset due to insensitive comments from others via unmoderated online forums. Conclusion: Online interventions can widen access to acceptable, effective bereavement support and improve outcomes for bereaved people. National policies and clinical guidelines relating to bereavement support need to be updated to take account of online formats.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipMarie Curie [grant number MC-21-808]en_US
dc.publisherSAGE Publicationsen_US
dc.relation.urlhttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/02692163241285101en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en_US
dc.sourcepissn: 0269-2163
dc.sourceeissn: 1477-030X
dc.subjectGriefen_US
dc.subjectBereavementen_US
dc.subjectAdjustment disordersen_US
dc.subjectSocial supporten_US
dc.subjectPsychological supporten_US
dc.subjectPsychosocial supporten_US
dc.subjectInternet-based interventionen_US
dc.subjectTelemedicineen_US
dc.subjectDigital healthen_US
dc.titleA Rapid Review of the Evidence for Online Interventions for Bereavement Supporten_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.eissn1477-030Xen_US
dc.contributor.departmentUniversity of Edinburgh; Marie Curie Hospice Edinburgh; Cardiff University; University of Bristol; University of Chester; North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust; Newcastle Universityen_US
dc.identifier.journalPalliative Medicineen_US
dc.date.updated2024-10-28T01:00:14Z
dc.description.noteVoR added to record 28/10/204.
dc.date.accepted2024
rioxxterms.identifier.projectn/aen_US
rioxxterms.versionVoRen_US
dc.date.deposited2024-10-28en_US


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