Table 3 Summary of Findings Among Randomized Controlled Trials of ICU Bereavement Interventions
Outcome | Assessed By | Follow-Up Range | No. Studies | No. Caregivers1 | GRADE of Evidence2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ability to Cope with Grief | |||||
 Negative and overwhelming grief | Decision Regret Scale | 6-month | 1 | 30 | Low |
 Communication and connectedness | None | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A |
 Understanding, accepting and finding meaning in grief | Inventory of Complicated Grief | 1-month to 6-month | 2 | 220 | Moderate |
 Finding balance between grief and life going forwards | None | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A |
 Accessing appropriate support | Single Yes/No Question | 3-month to 6-month | 1 | 30 | Low |
Quality of Life and Metal Wellbeing | |||||
 Participation in work and/or other regular activities | General Health Questionnaire-12 | 1-month to 3-months | 1 | 58 | Low |
 Relationships and social functioning | None | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A |
 Positive mental wellbeing | None | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A |
 Negative mental and emotional state | Impact of Event Scale; Impact of Event Scale-Revised; Hospital Anxiety and Depression-Anxiety; Hospital Anxiety and Depression-Depression; Hospital Anxiety and Depression-Total; Patient Health Questionnaire-9; Post-Intensive Care Syndrome-Family | 1-month to 6-month | 3 | 278 | Moderate |