This study aimed to investigate the relationship between pre-earthquake and earthquake-related characteristics and post-earthquake trauma levels of individuals affected by the February 6, 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquakes.

The study is in survey design, one of the quantitative research methods. The participants consist of individuals affected by the earthquake and staying in temporary accommodation centers (student dormitories) in Konya province. A survey including a personal information form and a scale for determining the Post-Earthquake Trauma Levels was administered face to face to 334 volunteer participants.

Adults aged 30-46, those trapped under debris, those injured in the earthquake, those who lost a family member, a relative, a neighbour or a friend, and those who received psychological support after the earthquake are in the risk group in terms of high post-earthquake trauma levels.

The findings reveal the groups in which the traumatic effects of earthquakes on adults are high. It is important to prepare intervention programs by considering the needs of these groups in psychosocial interventions to be carried out after the earthquake.

This study examines the relationship between post-earthquake trauma and religious coping styles among earthquake survivors with chronic diseases.

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.

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).

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.