EMBRACE ME: End-of-life care during the pandemic

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic affected the support and care of dying people by their significant others. Little is known about the long-term consequences of losing a significant other under pandemic conditions and the possible impact of such an experience on anxiety, depression, and complicated grief. Restrictions on care provision for the dying, funerals, or private support may have aggravated the grieving process of significant others. People with a migration background were particularly affected by the pandemic in various aspects. It is not clear whether this also applies to end-of-life care and the grief experience.
The project aims to investigate end-of-life care during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic from the perspective of significant others and the impact of such an experience on their grieving process. Special consideration will be given to people with a migration background.
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