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STATE OF MENTAL HEALTH DUE TO COVID 19 RELATED DEATH OF A LOVED ONE

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Manju Bhaskar1, Nand Kishor Tak2, Aditya Soni3, Jai Prakash Yogi4*, Devanshi Tripathi5, Anudeep Upadhyay6
» doi: 10.48047/ecb/2023.12.si10.00401

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Background & Objective: The global impact of the coronavirus has caused difficulties in the lives of approximately 2.4 million people worldwide. Each death has a significant impact, affecting nine people. Recent research has shown that post-epidemic depression is more severe than pre-epidemic grief. Additionally, grief from a COVID-19-related death is far more disproportionate than grief from other natural causes. Research also shows that feelings of guilt in the first two years after a loss are associated with prolonged grief and depression. These feelings of guilt may be an indication of the later development of these conditions. Acknowledging and addressing these difficult emotions is critical to providing appropriate support and interventions to individuals coping with bereavement during and after the pandemic. Materials and Methods: This is a web-based cross-sectional observational study. This study performed an online survey and sample collection. Online and phone surveys are done with a snowball effect using mobile advertising. Analysis of 223 respondents who received single love during the COVID-19 pandemic. Results: Participants (34.97%) were between the ages of 18-30, (56.95%) male, (26.00%) middle class, (61.44%) rural area, (29.14% got divorced, (23.76%) lost their spouse and sibling, approximately 62.79% did not receive any help. Explain the grief assessment of the participants through the questionnaire created with the Epidemic Grief Scale, a 4-point Likert scale (1=not every day, 2=some days, 3=more than half a day, 4=almost every day). ). About (31.40% of the participants wish to die because they lost a loved one, (29.15%) think that they have lost their personality, (30.50%) have difficulty remembering good things about their loved ones, and (31.40%) feel empty. Conclusion: The present study is one of the few studies done on dysfunctional grief and functional impairment after death of loved one due to COVID-19 infection. In this study we found that mostly middle-aged males are affected belonging to middle socioeconomic status. Most of them does not seek any professional help.

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