"You helped me keep my head above water"-experience of bereavement research after loss of a loved one in the ICU: insights from the ARREVE study.
Alexandra LaurentJean ReignierAmélie Le GougeAlice CottereauMélanie AddaDjillali AnnaneJuliette AudibertFrançois BarbierPatrick BardouSimon BourcierJeremy BourenneAlexandre BoyerFrançois BrenasVincent DasArnaud DesachyJérôme DevaquetMarc FeisselFrédérique GansterMaïté Garrouste-OrgeasGuillaume GrilletOlivier GuissetRebecca Hamidfar-RoyAnne-Claire HyacintheSebastien JochmansMercé JourdainAlexandre LautretteNicolas LerolleOlivier LesieurFabien LionPhilippe MateuBruno MegarbaneSybille MerceronEmmanuelle MercierJonathan MessikaPaul Morin-LonguetBénédicte Philippon-JouveJean-Pierre QuenotAnne RenaultXavier RepesseJean-Philippe RigaudSégolène RobinAntoine RoquillyAmélie SeguinDidier TheveninPatrice TirotIsabelle VinatierElie AzoulayRené RobertNancy Kentish-BarnesPublished in: Intensive care medicine (2019)
Although some emotional difficulties must be acknowledged, bereavement research is overall associated with benefits, by facilitating emotional adjustments, meaning-making and resilience. Lack of support and social isolation during bereavement are frequent experiences, revealing that support strategies for bereaved relatives should be developed after the loss of a loved one in the ICU.