Objective: This research aimed to examine health-care workers' grief counseling for bereaved families of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) victims in China. Our research may provide a new opportunity to stimulate development of grief counseling in China. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 724 health-care workers selected by convenience sampling from 7 hospitals in Wuhan. Data collection tools included a sociodemographic questionnaire, the skills of grief counseling scale (SGCS), and the attitudes of grief counseling scale (AGCS). Results: The average SGCS score was 18.96 4.66, whose influencing factors consisted of sense of responsibility, frequency of contact with bereaved families, and relevant training (P < 0.05). The average AGCS score was 33.36 +/- 8.70, whose influencing factors consisted of other grief counseling skills, communication skills, education background, and relevant training (P < 0.05). Conclusions: The skills and attitudes toward grief counseling among health-care workers combating COVID-19 were at a lower level in Wuhan, China, indicating the need to build a comprehensive grief counseling system, establish a standardized training course, and strengthen the popularization of grief counseling services to the public.
基金:
COVID-19 prevention and control Project of University of South China [nk20200334]; Special Project of COVID-19 Prevention and Control of Datong [4]; Science and Technology Foundation of Hengyang [202010071555]; Scientific Project of Wuhan Polytechnic University [2020Y25]; Teaching Research Project of Wuhan Polytechnic University [XQ2019005]; Talents Introduction Project of Wuhan Polytechnic University; Scientific and Technological Innovation Programs of Higher Education Institutions in Shanxi [2019L0762]; Teaching Reform Research Project of Hubei province in 2020 [2020509]; Science and Technology Project of Hubei Education Department [Q20201606]
第一作者单位:[1]Wuhan Polytechn Univ, Coll Med & Hlth Sci, Wuhan, Peoples R China
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推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
Gao Xudong,Wang Zhimin,Kong Chan,et al.Cross-Sectional Survey to Assess Health-Care Workers' Grief Counseling for Bereaved Families of COVID-19 Victims in Wuhan, China[J].DISASTER MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS.2023,16(6):2458-2463.doi:10.1017/dmp.2021.132.
APA:
Gao, Xudong,Wang, Zhimin,Kong, Chan,Fan, Hongru,Zhang, Juan...&Wang, Jinyao.(2023).Cross-Sectional Survey to Assess Health-Care Workers' Grief Counseling for Bereaved Families of COVID-19 Victims in Wuhan, China.DISASTER MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS,16,(6)
MLA:
Gao, Xudong,et al."Cross-Sectional Survey to Assess Health-Care Workers' Grief Counseling for Bereaved Families of COVID-19 Victims in Wuhan, China".DISASTER MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS 16..6(2023):2458-2463