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Title: | Effectiveness of Brief Contact Interventions for Bereavement: A Systematic Review |
Contributor(s): | McGill, Katie (author); Bhullar, Navjot (author) ; Pearce, Tania (author) ; Batterham, Philip J (author); Wayland, Sarah (author) ; Maple, Myfanwy (author) |
Publication Date: | 2024 |
DOI: | 10.1177/00302228221108289 |
Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/52698 |
Abstract: | | Brief contact interventions are an efficient and cost-effective way of providing support to individuals. Whether they are an effective bereavement intervention is not clear. This systematic review included articles from 2014 to 2021.711 studies were identified, with 15 meeting inclusion criteria. The brief contact interventions included informational and emotional supports. Narrative synthesis identified that participants valued brief contact interventions, however some did not find them helpful. Exposure to a brief contact intervention was typically associated with improvements in wellbeing. Studies with comparison groups typically found significant but modest improvements in grief, depression symptoms and wellbeing associated with the intervention. However, one intervention was associated with significant deterioration of depression symptoms. Existing brief contact interventions for bereavement appear feasible, generally acceptable to the target population and are associated with improvements in wellbeing. Further development and evaluation to account for why improvements occur, and to identify any unintended impacts, is required.
Publication Type: | Journal Article |
Grant Details: | NHMRC/1158707 |
Source of Publication: | Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, 90(2), p. 611-640 |
Publisher: | Sage Publications, Inc |
Place of Publication: | United States of America |
ISSN: | 1541-3764 0030-2228 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 440902 Counselling, wellbeing and community services |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 200409 Mental health |
Peer Reviewed: | Yes |
HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
Appears in Collections: | Journal Article School of Health School of Psychology
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