TY  - JOUR
A1  - Maaß, Ulrike
A1  - Hofmann, Laura
A1  - Perlinger, Julia
A1  - Wagner, Birgit
T1  - Effects of bereavement groups-a systematic review and meta-analysis
JF  - Death studies
N2  - This review summarizes the evidence of bereavement groups for symptoms of grief and depression. The literature search using Web of Science, EBSCO, PubMed, CINAHL, and MEDLINE yielded 14 studies (N = 1519) meeting the inclusion criteria (i.e., randomized-controlled trials, bereaved adults, bereavement group, validated measures). Overall, bereavement groups were marginally more effective than control groups post-treatment (gG = 0.33, gD = 0.22) but not at follow-up. Although tertiary interventions yielded larger effect sizes than secondary interventions, the difference was not significant. The results imply that the evidence for bereavement groups is weak, although the large heterogeneity of concepts for intervention and control groups limits the generalizability.
Y1  - 2020
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2020.1772410
SN  - 0748-1187
SN  - 1091-7683
VL  - 46
IS  - 3
SP  - 708
EP  - 718
PB  - Taylor & Francis
CY  - London
ER  -