Reconstructing Meaning with Others in Loss: A Feasibility Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of a Bereavement Group.

ANXIETY; BEREAVEMENT; COUNSELING; MENTAL depression; GRIEF; INTERVIEWING; LONGITUDINAL method; PSYCHOLOGICAL tests; STATISTICAL sampling; SELF-evaluation; SAMPLE size (Statistics); PILOT projects; SOCIAL support; RANDOMIZED controlled trials; TREATMENT effectiveness; PRE-tests & post-tests; REPEATED measures design; DATA analysis software; STATE-Trait Anxiety Inventory; DESCRIPTIVE statistics

More effective psychosocial interventions that target uncomplicated bereavement are needed for those actively seeking support. The objective of this study was to assess the feasibility of evaluating a unique meaning-based group counseling (MBGC) intervention with a randomized controlled trial (RCT) design. Twenty-six bereft individuals were randomly assigned to either MBGC or a control bereavement support group. Twenty participants (11 experimental, nine control) completed all aspects of the study including self-report measures at baseline, postintervention, and 3-month follow-up of meaning in life, anxiety, depression, and grief. Results support the feasibility of an RCT with MBGC. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

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