Comparison of the effectiveness of grief counseling and god-oriented spiritual counseling on death anxiety and perceived spirituality in individuals with COVID-19 grief
BACKGROUND: During the COVID-19 pandemic, grief and bereavement have been the most prevalent psychological problems experienced. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to compare the effectiveness of grief counseling and God-oriented spiritual counseling on death anxiety and spirituality in peo...
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| author | Soheila Panahi Robabeh Ataeifar Maryam Bahrami-Heideji Nahid Havasi-Somar Biuk Tajeri |
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| description | BACKGROUND: During the COVID-19 pandemic, grief and bereavement have been the most prevalent psychological problems experienced. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to compare the effectiveness of grief counseling and God-oriented spiritual counseling on death anxiety and spirituality in people with COVID-19 grief.
METHODS: The present quasi-experimental study was conducted with a pretest-posttest design, a control group, and follow-up. The population consisted of all inhabitants of Shahr-e-Rey who had lost a member of their family due to COVID-19 in 2021. Participants (n = 51) were selected through purposive sampling based on their acceptance to participate in the study and the inclusion criteria, and were randomly assigned to 2 experimental groups (n = 34) and 1 control group (n = 17). Data were collected using Templer’s Death Anxiety Scale (DAS) and the Spiritual Perspective Scale (SPS) in the pretest, posttest, and follow-up stages. The collected data were analyzed in SPSS software using repeated measures ANOVA.
RESULTS: The results showed that both methods of intervention were effective in reducing death anxiety and increasing perceived spirituality. However, God-oriented spiritual counseling was more effective in reducing death anxiety and increasing perceived spirituality compared to grief counseling (P < 0.05).
CONCLUSION: The results strongly support the effectiveness of grief counseling and God-oriented spiritual counseling on death anxiety and perceived spirituality. Policymakers and mental health experts can use both counseling approaches (based on cognitive-behavioral therapy and complex bereavement therapy) in designing individual and community-oriented interventions related to bereavement, provided they pay attention to the needs of the target community. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e79de05f98424b95ab484a9f947824cd2023-04-26T07:33:42ZengVesnu PublicationsChronic Diseases Journal2588-72972345-22262023-03-011111828https://doi.org/10.22122/cdj.v11i1.751Comparison of the effectiveness of grief counseling and god-oriented spiritual counseling on death anxiety and perceived spirituality in individuals with COVID-19 griefSoheila Panahi0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1198-2391Robabeh Ataeifar1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6865-4842Maryam Bahrami-Heideji2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5560-5718Nahid Havasi-Somar3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6482-4629Biuk Tajeri4https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9575-9236Department of Psychology, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, IranDepartment of Psychology, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, IranDepartment of Psychology, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, IranDepartment of Psychology, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, IranDepartment of Psychology, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, IranBACKGROUND: During the COVID-19 pandemic, grief and bereavement have been the most prevalent psychological problems experienced. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to compare the effectiveness of grief counseling and God-oriented spiritual counseling on death anxiety and spirituality in people with COVID-19 grief. METHODS: The present quasi-experimental study was conducted with a pretest-posttest design, a control group, and follow-up. The population consisted of all inhabitants of Shahr-e-Rey who had lost a member of their family due to COVID-19 in 2021. Participants (n = 51) were selected through purposive sampling based on their acceptance to participate in the study and the inclusion criteria, and were randomly assigned to 2 experimental groups (n = 34) and 1 control group (n = 17). Data were collected using Templer’s Death Anxiety Scale (DAS) and the Spiritual Perspective Scale (SPS) in the pretest, posttest, and follow-up stages. The collected data were analyzed in SPSS software using repeated measures ANOVA. RESULTS: The results showed that both methods of intervention were effective in reducing death anxiety and increasing perceived spirituality. However, God-oriented spiritual counseling was more effective in reducing death anxiety and increasing perceived spirituality compared to grief counseling (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: The results strongly support the effectiveness of grief counseling and God-oriented spiritual counseling on death anxiety and perceived spirituality. Policymakers and mental health experts can use both counseling approaches (based on cognitive-behavioral therapy and complex bereavement therapy) in designing individual and community-oriented interventions related to bereavement, provided they pay attention to the needs of the target community.http://cdjournal.muk.ac.ir/index.php/cdj/article/view/751god-oriented spiritual counselingdeath anxietyperceived spirituality |
| spellingShingle | Soheila Panahi Robabeh Ataeifar Maryam Bahrami-Heideji Nahid Havasi-Somar Biuk Tajeri Comparison of the effectiveness of grief counseling and god-oriented spiritual counseling on death anxiety and perceived spirituality in individuals with COVID-19 grief Chronic Diseases Journal god-oriented spiritual counseling death anxiety perceived spirituality |
| title | Comparison of the effectiveness of grief counseling and god-oriented spiritual counseling on death anxiety and perceived spirituality in individuals with COVID-19 grief |
| title_full | Comparison of the effectiveness of grief counseling and god-oriented spiritual counseling on death anxiety and perceived spirituality in individuals with COVID-19 grief |
| title_fullStr | Comparison of the effectiveness of grief counseling and god-oriented spiritual counseling on death anxiety and perceived spirituality in individuals with COVID-19 grief |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparison of the effectiveness of grief counseling and god-oriented spiritual counseling on death anxiety and perceived spirituality in individuals with COVID-19 grief |
| title_short | Comparison of the effectiveness of grief counseling and god-oriented spiritual counseling on death anxiety and perceived spirituality in individuals with COVID-19 grief |
| title_sort | comparison of the effectiveness of grief counseling and god oriented spiritual counseling on death anxiety and perceived spirituality in individuals with covid 19 grief |
| topic | god-oriented spiritual counseling death anxiety perceived spirituality |
| url | http://cdjournal.muk.ac.ir/index.php/cdj/article/view/751 |
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