Evaluation of Post-traumatic Stress, Depression, and Anxiety Levels in Survivors of the 2023 Kahramanmaraş Türkiye Earthquakes at the 12th Month After the Event
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2025
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Cambridge Univ Press
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info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
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Objectives On February 6, 2023, 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude earthquakes struck southeastern T & uuml;rkiye, affecting 11 provinces and causing significant losses. This study aims to assess the mental health status of survivors in the twelfth month after the earthquake.Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted using an online survey with the virtual snowball sampling method. The survey included sociodemographic data, previous traumas, earthquake-related experiences, and the Post-Earthquake Trauma Level Determining Scale (PETLDS) and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.Results The study included 2544 participants. The mean PETLDS score was 58.14 +/- 18.18, indicating that the participants were highly traumatized. Among them, 59.5% had high levels of post-traumatic symptoms, 44.2% had high anxiety, and 61% had high depression symptoms. 35.77% of participants displayed a co-occurrence of post-traumatic stress along with anxiety and depression. Female gender was the strongest predictor of high-level trauma and anxiety, while a history of psychiatric disorder was the strongest predictor of depression. Multiple logistic regression analysis indicated that symptoms were predicted by low income, low education level, smoking, comorbid chronic diseases, past traumatic experiences, the loss or injury of a loved one due to the earthquake, personal injury, temporary displacement, and damage to homes and workplaces.Conclusions The findings suggest that one year after the earthquake, mental health problems are prevalent among survivors, highlighting the need for urgent psychiatric interventions.
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earthquake, trauma, anxiety, depression, Türkiye
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Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness
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Q3
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