Protocol for a Scalable StoryListening Intervention for Grief-Related Loneliness During COVID-19

被引:1
作者
Arnoldy, Francesca Lynn [4 ]
Garrido, Melissa [1 ]
Wong, Ann [2 ]
Pratt, Susanna [3 ]
Braddish, Tess [4 ]
Brown, Greg [1 ]
Reblin, Maija [4 ]
Rizzo, Donna [5 ]
Gramling, Robert [4 ,6 ]
机构
[1] Univ Vermont, Profess & Clin Educ, Burlington, VT USA
[2] Univ Vermont, Honors Coll, Burlington, VT USA
[3] Univ Vermont, Off Clin Trials, Burlington, VT USA
[4] Univ Vermont, Dept Family Med, Burlington, VT USA
[5] Univ Vermont, Dept Civil & Environm Engn, Burlington, VT USA
[6] Univ Vermont, Dept Family Med, 235 Rowell, 89 Beaumont Ave, Burlington, VT 05401 USA
来源
PALLIATIVE MEDICINE REPORTS | 2023年 / 4卷 / 01期
关键词
doula; grief; listening; loneliness; storytelling; SOCIAL-ISOLATION; CARE; DISPARITIES;
D O I
10.1089/pmr.2023.0009
中图分类号
R19 [保健组织与事业(卫生事业管理)];
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摘要
Background: Social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic limited how family, friends, and clinicians physically interacted with people who were dying and decreased communal opportunities for processing grief. These barriers can cause or exacerbate suffering due to loneliness while grieving.Purpose: In this article, we describe the protocol for a brief storytelling intervention designed to reduce loneliness among families, friends, and clinicians grieving the death of a person during the time of COVID-19.Methods: We trained four StoryListening doulas (SLDs) to hold a welcoming space and listen to stories with curiosity and openness. The intervention included a video StoryListening session and two brief questionnaires, filled out before and two weeks after the encounter, assessing loneliness and quality of life. During sessions, SLDs invited participants to share their story of loss in their own words and in as much detail as preferred. When participants felt a sense of story completion, SLDs shared validating statements and expressed gratitude to the participant for sharing. The video and audio for each participant's StoryListening encounter were recorded and the participant was offered an audio copy of their session.
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页码:208 / 213
页数:6
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