Emotional stability and social wellbeing in grief due to COVID19

The COVID-19 pandemic brought profound changes and unexpected challenges in daily life, generating painful situations that particularly affected the socialization capacity of those who faced the loss of a loved one. Effective interventions to promote emotional stability and strengthen social wellbeing in affected family units became essential.

To implement a programme oriented towards emotional stability as a means of promoting the social well-being of bereaved family members following the death of COVID-19 patients at Olaya Hospital in Chiclayo.

The research involved a sample of 118 relatives of COVID-19 victims, complemented through triangulation with five nurses, five doctors, and five psychologists. A mixed research approach was adopted, utilizing the DITRIAC design and a quasi-experimental framework.

The findings demonstrated a direct and significant influence of emotional stability on social wellbeing, highlighting that 80% presented low levels of stability, with specific effects on cohesion (92%), self-control (90%), influence (81%), and self-esteem (32%). Statistically significant differences were recorded between the post-test results of the experimental and control groups.

The intervention based on the emotional stability programme proved effective in improving the social wellbeing of the bereaved. Participants who received the treatment showed substantial progress in their competencies for addressing social conflicts, with relevant improvements observed in the psychosocial intervention conditions.