TY - JOUR T1 - Emotional supportive care for first-degree relatives of deceased people with COVID-19: an important but neglected issue JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs DO - 10.1136/ebnurs-2021-103456 SP - ebnurs-2021-103456 AU - Saivash Moradi Y1 - 2021/09/03 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/early/2021/09/03/ebnurs-2021-103456.abstract N2 - Commentary on: Mayland CR, Hughes R, Lane S, et al. Are public health measures and individualised care compatible in the face of a pandemic? A national observational study of bereaved relatives' experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. Palliat Med 2021:2692163211019885The psychological burden of COVID-19 not only threatens healthy people at risk or those with the disease, but also affects the first-degree relatives of the deceased.The role of the healthcare system in reducing the psychological and emotional burden among the first-degree relatives of the deceased is an issue that needs further research.Nearly 18 months after the onset of the horrific COVID-19 pandemic, the disease kills thousands of people daily around the world. The deceased from COVID-19 are distributed in different age groups, so they have different roles in family … ER -