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Trauma Levels and Religious Coping of Earthquake Survivors with Chronic Diseases
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 June 2025
Abstract
Objectives
This study examines the relationship between post-earthquake trauma and religious coping styles among earthquake survivors with chronic diseases.
Methods
This research was conducted with 122 earthquake survivors living in tent camps in Adıyaman, affected by the earthquake between May and August 2023. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews using the “Sociodemographic Form,” “Earthquake Post-Traumatic Level Determination Scale,” and “Religious Coping Scale.” Pearson Correlation analysis examined the relationship between the 2 scales.
Results
The average trauma level score was 53.82±9.07, the Positive Religious Coping scale score was 23.64±2.77, and the Negative Religious Coping scale score was 7.18±1.73. There was a moderate positive relationship between post-earthquake trauma levels and positive religious coping levels (P<0.05). No significant relationship was found between trauma levels and negative religious coping (P>0.05).
Conclusions
It was determined that earthquake survivors with chronic diseases in Kahramanmaraş had high levels of trauma. As the post-earthquake trauma level increased, the level of positive religious coping also increased, but it did not affect the level of negative coping.
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