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Table 6: Perceptions of Dying, Death, and Bereavement since the COVID-19 Pandemic

Responses N (%)

A lot

Quite a lot

A bit

Not much

Not at all

N

COVID-19 changed my views about dying, death and bereavement

341 (15.2%)

374 (16.6%)

648 (28.8%)

603 (26.8%)

282 (12.5%)

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A lot more than usual

More than usual

About the same as usual

Less than usual

A lot less than usual

N

I have spoken more about death and dying since the pandemic

55 (2.4%)

877 (39.1%)

63 (2.8%)

966 (43.0%)

284 (12.7%)

2245

Strongly agree

Agree

Neither agree nor disagree

Disagree

Strongly disagree

N

Because of the pandemic I have greater awareness of grief and loss

96 (4.3%)

154 (6.9%)

902 (40.1%)

485 (12.6%)

610 (27.1%)

2247

Because of the pandemic I have given more thought to my own end-of-life wishes

753 (33.6%)

138 (16.2%)

712 (31.7%)

344 (15.3%)

296 (13.2%)

2243

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