Do online support groups for grief benefit the bereaved? Systematic review of the quantitative and qualitative literature
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Highlights：
• Quantitative studies about therapeutic benefits are limited and findings are mixed.
• Qualitative studies find many positive attributes of online support groups for users.
• Users' experiences of grief understood, accepted, and normalised.
• An emotionally supportive space where grief can be openly expressed any time.
• Occasional distress when reading others' messages - but overall benefits prevail.
摘要
•Quantitative studies about therapeutic benefits are limited and findings are mixed.•Qualitative studies find many positive attributes of online support groups for users.•Users' experiences of grief understood, accepted, and normalised.•An emotionally supportive space where grief can be openly expressed any time.•Occasional distress when reading others' messages - but overall benefits prevail.
论文关键词：Online support groups,Peer support,Grief,Bereavement,Systematic review
论文评审过程：Received 30 July 2018, Revised 17 June 2019, Accepted 24 June 2019, Available online 24 June 2019, Version of Record 28 June 2019.
论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2019.06.011
