摘要：Bereavement due to COVID-19 can lead to elevated levels of acute or prolonged grief and posttraumatic stress as compared to other natural losses. The aim of this study was to examine grief and posttraumatic stress in bereaved adults after a loss during the COVID-19 pandemic and to compare death due to COVID-19 and other losses during the pandemic. Method: We report on responses from an online survey collected between January to March 2021 from 277 recently bereaved Swedish adults (82 % female; mean age = 55 years) who had a mean time since the loss of 5 months (range 0-12 months). Questionnaires included the Prolonged Grief Disorder 13 revised (PG-13-R) and the Primary Care PTSD Screen for DSM-5 (PC-PTSD -5). Results: Of the 277 bereaved, 87 individuals had lost at least one person due to COVID-19. The mean score on PG-13-R was 17 (SD = 8.0) for COVID-19 loss and 16 (SD = 6) for other loss. The point prevalence of probable prolonged grief disorder as determined by a cutoff score was 9% and 4%, respectively. The mean score on PCPTSD-5 was 1.2 (SD = 1.6) for COVID-19 loss and 1.0 (SD = 1.4) for other loss and the prevalence of probable PTSD was 21% and 19%, respectively. Differences between groups were not statistically significant. Time since the loss was not found to be associated with either grief or posttraumatic stress. Conclusions: The findings provide preliminary evidence that levels of grief and posttraumatic stress are comparable among adults who lost someone due to COVID-19 or other causes during the COVID-19 pandemic.
