Traumatic Stress Symptoms, Physical Symptoms and Psychological Resilience Experienced in Nursing Students After the Kahramanmaraş Earthquake in Turkey

Year 2024, Volume: 4 Issue: 1, 3 - 11, 31.03.2024

Havva Gezgin Yazıcı , Çiğdem Ökten

https://doi.org/10.57114/jswrpub.1396118

Cited By: 1

Abstract

The purpose of this study to examine students' emotional, cognitive, physical and behavioral reactions and psychological resilience after the Kahramanmaraş earthquake. The descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted with 358 students between 01.04.2023 and 30.04.2023. Personal information form, Traumatic Stress Symptom Scale, Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ)-15 (Somatization), Brief Psychological Resilience Scale were used to collect data. While the participants' mean score on the Traumatic Stress Symptom Scale was 35.91±12.38, their mean score on the Patient Health Scale was 11.49±7.35 and the mean score on the Brief Psychological Resilience Scale was 17.02±4.15. 12% of the participants' traumatic stress symptom score change is explained by the psychological resilience variable (R2 = 0.12, p = 0.00), and 9% of the Patient Health Scale score change is explained by the psychological resilience variable (R2 = 0.09, p = 0.00). It is seen that the scores obtained from the traumatic stress symptoms scale are high, somatic symptoms and psychological resilience levels are at medium levels. Psychological resilience has an impact on traumatic stress symptoms and physical symptoms.

Keywords

Earthquake, student, psychological resilience, traumatic stress

Türkiye’de Kahramanmaraş Depremi’nden Sonra Hemşirelik Öğrencilerinde Yaşanan Travmatik Stres Belirtileri, Fiziksel Belirtiler ve Psikolojik Sağlamlık

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı; Kahramanmaraş depremi sonrasında öğrencilerin yaşadıkları duygusal, bilişsel, fiziksel ve davranışsal tepkilerini ve psikolojik sağlamlık durumlarını incelemektir. Tanımlayıcı ve kesitsel tipte olan çalışma, 01.04.2023-30.04.2023 tarihleri arasında 358 öğrenci ile yürütüldü. Verilerin toplanmasında kişisel bilgi formu, Travmatik Stres Belirti Ölçeği, Hasta Sağlık Anketi (PHQ)-15 (Somatizasyon), Kısa Psikolojik Sağlamlık Ölçeği kullanıldı. Katılımcıların Travmatik Stres Belirtileri Ölçeği puan ortalamaları 35,91±12,38 iken Hasta Sağlık Ölçeği puan ortalamaları 11,49±7,35 ve Kısa Psikolojik Sağlamlık Ölçeği puan ortalamaları 17,02±4,15 olarak belirlendi. Katılımcıların travmatik stres belirti puanı değişiminin %12’si psikolojik sağlamlık değişkeni ile, (R2 = 0.12, p = 0.00) Hasta Sağlık Ölçeği puanı değişiminin %9’u psikolojik sağlamlık değişkeni ile açıklanmaktadır (R2 = 0.09, p = 0.00). Travmatik stres belirtileri ölçeğinden alınan puanların yüksek, somatik belirtilerin ve psikolojik sağlamlık düzeylerinin orta düzeyde olduğu görülmektedir. Psikolojik sağlamlığın travmatik stres belirtileri ve fiziksel belirtiler üzerinde etkisi vardır.

Keywords

Deprem, öğrenci, psikolojik sağlamlık, travmatik stres

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