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This article outlines the protocol for a scoping review of published studies to evaluate psychosocial and psychotherapeutic interventions intended to help family carers adjust to grief, loss and bereavement due to COVID-19. This review addresses one broad research question: \u2018What do we know about bereavement support interventions for family carers of COVID-19 victims?\u2019<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods and analysis<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The seminal framework by Arksey and O\u2019Malley will guide the review process, which will cover both the qualitative and quantitative scientific literature on grief support during COVID-19. We will search for relevant studies in several databases, namely PubMed, Web of Science, CINAHL Complete, PsycINFO, Scopus and Directory of Open Access Journals. Moreover, we will search the reference lists of included studies and grey literature sources. The database search will be limited to studies from February 2020 (first death by COVID-19) to 1 January 2022. Only literature written in English, Portuguese and Spanish shall be included. Two independent reviewers will screen the literature, select articles and extract data, in an iterative process. Any disagreements will be solved through consensus-based discussion. Results will be reported with descriptive statistics, accompanied by a thematic analysis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Ethics and dissemination<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The study will use information acquired from previously published papers and hence does not require ethical approval. This protocol is registered with the Open Science Framework (\n                      <jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" ext-link-type=\"uri\" xlink:href=\"https:\/\/osf.io\/bw7fn\/\">https:\/\/osf.io\/bw7fn\/<\/jats:ext-link>\n                      ). Scoping results will be disseminated via posters and oral presentations to both academic and clinical audiences, as well as through peer-reviewed journals.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1136\/bmjopen-2021-057767","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,4,8]],"date-time":"2022-04-08T12:11:51Z","timestamp":1649419911000},"page":"e057767","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1136\/crossmarkpolicy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Family bereavement care interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review protocol"],"prefix":"10.1136","volume":"12","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1080-9535","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Carlos","family":"Laranjeira","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Health Sciences, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Leiria, Portugal"},{"name":"Centre for Innovative Care and Health Technology (ciTechCare), Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Leiria, Portugal"},{"name":"Research in Education and Community Intervention (RECI I&D), Piaget Institute, Viseu, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6415-3394","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"D\u00e9bora","family":"Moura","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Nursing Department, Universidade Estadual de Maring\u00e1, Maring\u00e1, Paran\u00e1, Brazil"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6607-362X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sonia","family":"Marcon","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Nursing Department, Universidade Estadual de Maring\u00e1, Maring\u00e1, Paran\u00e1, Brazil"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7874-9589","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Andr\u00e9","family":"Jaques","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Nursing Department, Universidade Estadual de Maring\u00e1, Maring\u00e1, Paran\u00e1, Brazil"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6386-1962","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Maria Aparecida","family":"Salci","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Nursing Department, Universidade Estadual de Maring\u00e1, Maring\u00e1, Paran\u00e1, Brazil"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3891-4222","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ligia","family":"Carreira","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Nursing Department, Universidade Estadual de Maring\u00e1, Maring\u00e1, Paran\u00e1, Brazil"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4906-887X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Roberto","family":"Cuman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Pharmacy Department, Universidade Estadual de Maring\u00e1, Maring\u00e1, Paran\u00e1, Brazil"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5021-773X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ana","family":"Querido","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Health Sciences, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Leiria, Portugal"},{"name":"Centre for Innovative Care and Health Technology (ciTechCare), Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Leiria, Portugal"},{"name":"Center for Health Technology and Services Research (CINTESIS), University of Porto, Porto, Portugal"}]}],"member":"239","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,4,8]]},"reference":[{"key":"2025121409023952000_12.4.e057767.1","unstructured":"World Health Organization . 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