Table 1.
Demographic and loss-related information of participants (N = 422)a–d
| Variable | M/n | SD/% |
|---|---|---|
| Age | 32.73 | 9.31 |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 234 | 55.5% |
| Female | 188 | 44.5% |
| Education | ||
| Junior secondary school and/or below | 21 | 5.0% |
| Senior secondary school | 66 | 15.6% |
| College | 320 | 75.8% |
| Postgraduate and/or above | 15 | 3.6% |
| Religious belief | ||
| No | 395 | 93.6% |
| Yesa | 27 | 6.4% |
| Marital status | ||
| Unmarried | 107 | 25.4% |
| Married | 308 | 73.0% |
| Divorced | 7 | 1.7% |
| Role of deceased | ||
| Partner | 139 | 32.9% |
| Child | 24 | 5.7% |
| Parent | 97 | 23.0% |
| Grandparent | 69 | 16.4% |
| Relativeb | 22 | 5.2% |
| Friend | 64 | 15.2% |
| Otherc | 7 | 1.7% |
| Age of deceased | 47.81 | 21.55 |
| Gender of deceased | ||
| Male | 207 | 49.1% |
| Female | 215 | 50.9% |
| Time since loss in months | 5.10 | 1.72 |
| Cause of death | ||
| COVID-19 | 408 | 96.7% |
| COVID-19 related complicationd | 14 | 3.3% |
| Unexpectedness of death | 3.67 | 1.23 |
| Traumatic level of loss | 3.86 | 0.97 |
| Closeness with deceased | 4.15 | 0.88 |
| Conflict with deceased | 1.76 | 1.11 |
M: Mean; SD: Standard Deviation.
aReligious belief included Buddhism (n = 17), Taoism (n = 3), Catholicism (n = 3), Christianism (n = 3), and Islamism (n = 1).
bRelative included uncle (n = 5), aunt (n = 4), cousin (n = 4), grandaunt (n = 3), granduncle (n = 1), great grandmother (n = 1), and not specified (n = 4).
cOther relationship included colleagues (n = 4), acquaintance (n = 2), and not specified (n = 1).
dCOVID-19 related complication included heart disease (n = 2), fever (n = 2), acute respiratory distress syndrome (n = 1), asthma (n = 1), cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases (n = 1), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (n = 1), diabetes (n = 1), high blood pressure (n = 1), liver cancer (n = 1), lung cancer (n = 1), obesity (n = 1), and respiratory failure (n = 1).