Psychological Support During COVID-19 Death Notifications: Clinical Experiences From a Hospital in Mexico

It is estimated that more than 300,000 people have died because of COVID-19 globally. The vast majority of documented deaths have occurred within hospitals, leading to psychological impacts on both family members and health care workers. This paper describes the actions (online death notification ed...

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Published in:Psychological trauma 2020-07, Vol.12 (5), p.518-520
Main Authors: Landa-Ramírez, Edgar, Domínguez-Vieyra, Nadia A., Hernández-Nuñez, Myriam E., Díaz-Vásquez, Lesly P., Santana-García, Iveth A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Coping Behavior
Coronavirus
Coronavirus Infections
COVID-19
Crisis Intervention
Death
Death and Dying
Family
Family Members
Health Personnel
Hospitals
Human
Humans
Mental Health Services
Mexico
Pandemics
Personnel, Hospital - education
Personnel, Hospital - psychology
Pneumonia, Viral
Professional-Family Relations
Psychological Consequence
Social Support
Telemedicine
Viral Infections
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Summary:It is estimated that more than 300,000 people have died because of COVID-19 globally. The vast majority of documented deaths have occurred within hospitals, leading to psychological impacts on both family members and health care workers. This paper describes the actions (online death notification education, remote crisis intervention, and support for health care professionals) taken at a hospital in Mexico to address the psychological impacts of the notification of a COVID-19-related death on both the deceased's relatives and the health care personnel involved.
ISSN:1942-9681
1942-969X
DOI:10.1037/tra0000679