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Comparing the effect of psychotherapy on the grief experience and quality of life in first-degree relatives of the deceased caused by COVID 19

Comparing the effect of interpersonal psychotherapy and compassion focused therapy on the grief experience and quality of life in first-degree relatives of the deceased caused by Covid 19

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20201119049445N1
Enrollment
40
Registered
2021-02-13
Start date
2021-01-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-02-22

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Conditions

Early signs of grief based on obtaining a score of more than 34 from the grief experience questionnaire.

Interventions

Intervention 1: First intervention group: Individuals in this group will be treated as interpersonal psychotherapy in 6 sessions of 45 minutes to one hour individually with the presence of a trained c
high intimacy or guilt due to inaction and anger of the deceased)
Expanding relationships with the deceased (such as examining positive relationships with the deceased during life, the ability of clients to care for the deceased) and expanding relationships with oth
self-critical education and its types, expressing the causes of self-criticism and its consequences, preparing a diary of daily mistakes and accepting them and the skills to solve them, the exercise o

Sponsors

Esfahan University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Death of a first-degree relative due to COVID19 in the last six months Grief Experience Questionnaire (GEQ) score of >34 Being consent to participate in the study The age of >18 yrs. No major psychiatric illness (schizophrenia, bipolar, obsessive-compulsive disorder, personality disorders) Drug use disorder based on an interview with a psychiatric assistant

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Failure to attend treatment sessions for more than two consecutive sessions Exacerbation of symptoms and the need for psychiatric hospitalization

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Grief score. Timepoint: Before and 4 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Grief Experience Questionnaire.;Quality of Life. Timepoint: Before and 4 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: World Health Organization (WHO) Quality of Life Questionnaire - Short Form.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactHajar Salimi

Esfahan University of Medical Sciences

Salimi85ha@gmail.com+98 31 3222 2127

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026