O ENLUTAMENTO FAMILIAR NO CONTEXTO PANDÊMICO DA COVID-19 SOB UMA PERSPECTIVA FENOMENOLÓGICA-EXISTENCIAL

Abstract

The covid-19 pandemic has brought several deaths and with it the feeling of mourning for the relatives who survived. Considering the context of death, it is understood that mourning during the pandemic was fragmented, as individuals find it difficult to create and integrate a meaning for this specific event. Within this context, the existential phenomenological approach is seen as a tool in psychotherapy that can help the subject to find their own meaning, understanding that this process is fluid and does not have psychological stages. Objective: Analyze such studies to identify contributions from this philosophical approach that can be applied to reception and psychological assistance for the bereaved. Methods: Integrative review synthesizing data from primary articles to identify relevant scientific contributions. Databases included MEDLINE, LILACS and Google Scholar. The descriptors were "mourning", "covid-19", "psychotherapy" and "existentialism", with different mutations being used. The selection of articles was based on inclusion criteria that covered work from the last five years, focused on the topic, excluding duplicate and review articles. The final sample consisted of 6 articles which, in turn, were organized in a Microsoft Excel® spreadsheet, from which essential data were extracted and subsequently synthesized and evaluated through content analysis. Data collection took place between July and October 2023. Results: The main results were categorized as narratives from the bereaved in metaphors that reflect the experience of pandemic grief and the contribution of the approach to enabling the construction of meaning through grief. Ethical dilemmas and themes that explore ambiguity, loneliness, conflict and coping strategies emerged, with an existential phenomenological approach being an effective approach for this context. Conclusion: This work has limitations, mainly regarding the small sample due to the scarcity of specific literature. It proposes, as a suggestion for future research, to deepen the understanding of theoretical contributions to coping with grief, support clinical practice and improve psychological disciplines in this scenario.