Theoretical Framework for the Intervention
The intervention Grief COVID (ITLAB) draws on the principles of Worden’s [In this regard, Ireland implemented a National Bereavement Support line in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The service was based on Psychological First Aid principles adapted to integrate bereavement education based on 2 models: Worden’s Task Approach and Stroebe and Schut’s Dual Process Model. The findings from the evaluation of the service suggest that Psychological First Aid is an effective first-line intervention in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The program provides a supportive, compassionate listening service; educational resources; and referrals to community services [To the authors’ best knowledge, in Latin America, no web-based interventions have been developed before our study to support individuals going through a grieving process. Clinical symptoms and variables of well-being were assessed as proposed in the Grief COVID protocol article [