Mutedzi 2019.
| Study name | Improving bereavement outcomes in Zimbabwe: protocol for a feasibility cluster trial of the 9‐cell bereavement tool |
| Methods |
Study design: cluster‐RCT Country: Zimbabwe |
| Participants | Bereaved community members Inclusion criteria: a. at least 18 years old; b. resident within their neighbourhoods; c. someone with whom they interact with on a daily basis; d. who they know to have been bereaved in the past 6 months; e. ability to either verbally consent or be able to consent in writing; f. able to read and write; g. expected to attend and participate in the study. Exclusion criteria: not specified Stated purpose: to determine the feasibility of implementing the 9‐cell bereavement tool and recruitment to experimental evaluation. |
| Interventions |
Intervention: The 9‐cell bereavement tool The 9‐cell bereavement tool is administered in a 7‐h (1‐day) session. Community lay caregivers are an appropriate target as social support can improve grief and bereavement outcomes. It assesses personal feelings in relation to bereavement, identifies judgemental attitudes, inappropriate religious tenets, lack of understanding, effects of family, and community support. Control: Waiting‐list (participants will receive the intervention at the end of the study, following the final end‐line data collection point) |
| Outcomes |
Participants'outcomes of interest for this review
Economic outcomes Nil Time points: baseline, post‐intervention (3 months post‐baseline and 3 months post‐midline) |
| Starting date | July 2017 Completed trial |
| Contact information | Barbara Mutedzi, bmutedzi@gmail.com |
| Notes |
Source of funding: King’s College London, BuildCARE (Building Capacity, Access, Rights and Empowerment) Africa Prospective trial registration number: ISRCTN16484746 |