Post-Traumatic Symptoms and Sleep Problems in Children and Adolescents after Twin Earthquakes in Turkey.

IF 1.9 4区医学 Q3 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness Pub Date : 2025-01-02 DOI:10.1017/dmp.2024.307

Hatice Serap Koçak, Fedli Emre Kiliç, Emine Kaplan Serin

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Abstract

Objectives: Earthquakes cause great destruction due to their suddenness and intensity. Although all people are affected by earthquakes, children are among those most affected. Every year, millions of children and young people are exposed to many natural disasters and are affected differently. Earthquakes can cause physical, mental, and sleep disorders in children. The aim of this study is to investigate the post-traumatic response and its effects on sleep on child and adolescent earthquake survivors living in the earthquake zone in Turkey.

Methods: This research was carried out between June and August 2023 as a descriptive and cross-sectional study. A total of 230 earthquake survivor children from Adıyaman were included in the study. Personal information forms, the Child Posttraumatic Stress Reaction Index (CPTS-RI), and the Sleep Disturbance Scale for Children (SDSC) were used to collect data.

Results: It was determined that the scale scores of the children who were financially affected by the earthquake, who were injured, and who were under the rubble were higher (P < 0.05).

Conclusions: It was observed that more than half of the children had severe trauma and had sleep disorders. Children who experience trauma from an earthquake have more sleep disorders. For this reason, in addition to emergency aid and interventions in earthquakes, arrangements should be made for the mental health of children and social and psychological support should be provided.

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土耳其两次地震后儿童和青少年的创伤后症状和睡眠问题。

目的：地震因其突发性和强度而造成巨大的破坏。虽然所有人都受到地震的影响，但儿童是受灾最严重的群体之一。每年，数以百万计的儿童和青年面临许多自然灾害，受到不同程度的影响。地震会导致儿童的身体、精神和睡眠紊乱。本研究的目的是调查生活在土耳其震区的儿童和青少年地震幸存者的创伤后反应及其对睡眠的影响。方法：本研究于2023年6月至8月进行，采用描述性和横断面研究。来自Adıyaman的230名地震幸存者儿童被纳入了这项研究。采用个人信息表、儿童创伤后应激反应指数（CPTS-RI）和儿童睡眠障碍量表（SDSC）收集数据。结果：确定受地震经济影响的儿童、受伤儿童和被埋在废墟中的儿童的量表得分较高（P < 0.05）。结论：半数以上患儿存在严重创伤和睡眠障碍。经历过地震创伤的儿童有更多的睡眠障碍。因此，除了对地震进行紧急援助和干预外，还应作出安排，促进儿童的心理健康，并提供社会和心理支持。

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Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-

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4.40

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7.40%

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258

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6-12 weeks

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