A statistically significant association was found between BGQ scores and participants’ access to support during the pandemic . Bereaved participants were asked to rate their level of agreement with the following statement: ‘I didn’t get the support I needed because of COVID-19 restrictions’. A higher percentage of those who agreed or strongly agreed with the statement had indications of PGD and sub-threshold PGD (see Table 1).
Table 1: BGQ Scores and Access to Support during COVID-19 Pandemic
BGQ Category
Response to: “I didn’t get the support I needed because of COVID-19 restrictions”
No PGD Indicated (0-4)
Sub-threshold PGD (5-7)
PGD Indicated
(5-7)
N
%
N
%
N % P
41.4%
32.0%
26.6%
53
41
34
Strongly Agree (N=128)
16.4%
38.4%
45.1%
44
103
121
Agree (N=268)
< 0.05
5.0%
17.3%
77.7%
11
38
171
Disagree (N=220)
12.0%
18.7%
69.3%
9
14
52
Strongly Disagree (N=75)
Note. P-value computed using independent samples t-tests and level of significance was set to 0.05.
ere were also statistically significant associations found between respondents reporting that COVID-19 prevented the person from having the death they would have wished for and their BGQ category. Respondents that felt COVID-19 prevented the person from having the death they would have wished for had significantly higher rates of sub-threshold PGD relative to those who did not feel that way.
ere were no statistical differences found between those who did have the funeral or ritual their loved one would have wanted and those who did not and their BGQ category.
BGQ scores were compared for bereaved participants who were also healthcare workers found that a lower percentage 12.2% (N=28) had scores indicating PGD than the non-healthcare workers. e scores for those who had no indications of PGD was also higher for healthcare workers 63.6% (N=147) and 58.6% (N=506) of non-healthcare workers. However, these scores were not found to be statistically significant when compared with other survey participants.
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