Psychosocial Intervention on the Dual-Process Model for a Group of COVID-19 Bereaved Individuals in Wuhan: A Pilot Study

Wuhan was the first large city where the initial breakout of COVID-19 took numerous lives. A group of social workers and mental health specialists coordinated the “Be Together Program” (BTP), a psychosocial grief intervention program to help a group of Wuhan COVID-19 bereaved people. Under the Dual-...

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Published in:	Omega: Journal of Death and Dying Vol. 89; no. 2; pp. 701 - 717
Main Authors:	Yu, Zhihong, Liang, Jinjun, Guo, Liping, Jiang, Lirui, Wang, Jian-ying, Ke, Moli, Shen, Liao, Zhou, Ningning, Liu, Xinxian
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01-06-2024 Sage Publications Ltd
Subjects:	Adult Bereavement China COVID-19 COVID-19 - psychology Female Grief Humans Intervention Male Medical diagnosis Mental health Mental health services Middle Aged Original Manuscript Pilot Projects Psychosocial factors Psychosocial intervention Psychosocial Intervention - methods SARS-CoV-2 Social groups Social media Social workers Specialists China COVID-19 traumatic grief dual process model grief intervention Supermarket Mode be together program
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Summary:	Wuhan was the first large city where the initial breakout of COVID-19 took numerous lives. A group of social workers and mental health specialists coordinated the “Be Together Program” (BTP), a psychosocial grief intervention program to help a group of Wuhan COVID-19 bereaved people. Under the Dual-process model framework, BTP used the internet and social media as the main tools, combined with group and individual intervention. Additionally, it employed a “Supermarket Mode” with abundant intervention themes and approaches for BTP participants to choose according to their special needs. Additionally, Chinese cultural elements are integrated into the program. At the end of the program, the grief scores of participants in the qualified sample reduced significantly, and the prevalence of the potential Prolonged Grief Disorder diagnosis reduced from 75% to 12%. The study also found that the BTP was especially effective for those who had high levels of grief reaction.
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ISSN:	0030-2228 1541-3764 1541-3764
DOI:	10.1177/00302228221083067