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Table 1 Themes and subcategories extracted from content analysis

From: The mental health crises of the families of COVID-19 victims: a qualitative study

Theme

subcategories

Emotional shock

• Feelings of guilt and rumination

• Bitter farewell

• Strange burial

• Concern about unreligious burial

Fear of the future

• Instability in the family

• Stigmatization and complications in social interactions

• Lack of job security and difficult financial conditions