Post-Traumatic Stress and Associated Factors among Healthcare Workers in the Early Stage Following the 2020 Malatya-Elazig Earthquake

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dc.authoridCansel, Neslihan/0000-0002-5519-205X
dc.authoridUcuz, Ilknur/0000-0003-1986-4688
dc.authorwosidCansel, Neslihan/AAP-8232-2021
dc.contributor.authorCansel, Neslihan
dc.contributor.authorUcuz, Ilknur
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-04T20:10:34Z
dc.date.available2024-08-04T20:10:34Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.departmentİnönü Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractObjective: An earthquake is a natural disaster that seriously affects individuals physically and psychologically. Although there has been a great deal of research on the psychological effects of earthquakes, few have focused on local health workers and its early effects. In this study, it is aimed to determine the levels and predictors of early post-earthquake trauma of the local health workers working in the affected area in the earthquake that occurred on January 24, 2020, Malatya-Elazig. Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out on a sample of 201 healthcare workers after three weeks from of the earthquake. In order to determine the factors that may affect the trauma response in the participants, a questionnaire was applied to question demographic variables, previous traumatic experiences, concerns and losses at the time of the earthquake, and institutional and social expectations. Post-Earthquake Trauma Level Determining Scale was used to record post-earthquake trauma levels, and TEMPS-A was used to determine dominant temperament characteristics. Results: Severe trauma level was detected in 25.8% of the participants. Trauma scores were higher in women, those who were married, those who had children, those who experienced the earthquake for the first time and those who had anxiety about losing their own life or their relatives life during the earthquake. In the logistic regression analysis, it was determined that anxious temperament and fear of losing a loved one during an earthquake increased the severity of trauma, whereas a previous earthquake history decreased it. Conclusions: Detection of the factors associated with the trauma response is important both in terms of protecting the mental health of health workers and ensuring the continuity of health services in disasters such as earthquakes that affect millions of people.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.18521/ktd.1000636
dc.identifier.endpage91en_US
dc.identifier.issn1309-3878
dc.identifier.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.startpage81en_US
dc.identifier.trdizinid511266en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.18521/ktd.1000636
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/yayin/detay/511266
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11616/92874
dc.identifier.volume14en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000821639100012en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/Aen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizinen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherDuzce Univ, Fac Medicineen_US
dc.relation.ispartofKonuralp Tip Dergisien_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectHealthcare Workeren_US
dc.subjectEarthquakeen_US
dc.subjectTraumaen_US
dc.subjectSociodemographic Characteristicsen_US
dc.subjectTemperamenten_US
dc.subjectRelated Factorsen_US
dc.titlePost-Traumatic Stress and Associated Factors among Healthcare Workers in the Early Stage Following the 2020 Malatya-Elazig Earthquakeen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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