ArticleTurkish journal of emergency medicine
Posttraumatic stress disorder in health-care workers after two major earthquakes centered in Kahramanmaras, Turkey.
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- Struggles in providing psychosocial support services to survivors of the Kahramanmaraş earthquakes from professionals' experiences.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2026Article
- Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms and Post-Traumatic Growth Among Physicians After the February 6, 2023 Earthquakes in Turkey.The Psychiatric quarterly · 2026Article
- A scoping review of post-earthquake burnout of doctors/nurses and gaps in preventive and GIS-supported interventions: case of Türkiye and Syria.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Are orthopedists mentally ready for the next disaster? Surgeons who performed amputations after the 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquakes report high traumatic stress symptoms.Ulusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi = Turkish journal of trauma & emergency surgery : TJTES · 2025Article
- Factors associated with death anxiety among nurses working in the earthquake region: a cross-sectional correlational study.BMC psychology · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectivesEarthquakes are one of the most studied uncontrollable natural conditions that cause negative psychological consequences. Although health-care workers (HCWs) are trained to manage trauma in the out-of-hospital area, uncontrollable tragic events in the earthquake field and exposure to life-threatening situations may cause psychological disorders. This study aimed to investigate the risk of the development of probable posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and the factors affecting it in HCWs working in the region during major earthquakes centered in Kahramanmaras.
methodsThe questionnaire, which consists of the Turkish version of the 20-item PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) self-report measure assessing DSM-5 symptoms of PTSD, was applied to HCWs. The Turkish version of the PCL-5 proved validity and reliability, with a cutoff point of ≥47 to diagnose probable PTSD.
resultsIn this study, of the 79 HCWs, 62.7% were male. The overall probable PTSD rate was 37.9% (
conclusionThis study showed that the probable PTSD rate was high among HCWs and that female HCWs were at higher risk for PTSD. HCWs, especially females working in the disaster area, should be closely monitored, and more mental health services should be provided to ensure that HCWs receive the necessary support in the postdisaster period.
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