EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCES AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS FOR RESILIENCE AMONG NURSES INVOLVED IN THE EARTHQUAKES CENTERED IN KAHRAMANMARAS AND HATAY

Abstract

Objective: This study was conducted to determine the levels of emotional experiences and protective factors for resilience among nurses who worked during the earthquakes centered in Kahramanmaras and Hatay on February 6, 2023, and to examine the relationships between these variables. Methods: This cross-sectional and correlational study was conducted between September 2023 and February 2024 with 88 nurses who worked during the February 6, 2023, earthquakes at two healthcare institutions. Data were collected using the Brief Emotional Experience Scale and the Protective Factors for Resilience Scale. Descriptive statistics and Spearman’s correlation analysis were used to analyze the data. Results: The mean total score of the Brief Emotional Experience Scale was -3.01±3.23, while the mean scores for negative and positive emotions were 5.53±2.16 and 2.52±1.48, respectively. The mean total score of the Protective Factors for Resilience Scale was 86.09±15.91, with mean scores of 27.97±5.06, 26.74±7.40, and 31.39±6.70 for the personal, peer, and family protective factors subscales, respectively. A weak, positive relationship was found between negative emotions and peer-related protective factors (r=0.219). Conclusion: Nurses who worked during the February 6, 2023, earthquakes experienced more negative than positive emotions. These findings highlight the importance of considering nurses’ emotional experiences and protective factors related to resilience in disaster settings. Accordingly, disaster preparedness programs should incorporate psychosocial preparedness, including strategies to strengthen peer-related protective factors and support nurses’ emotional well-being before, during, and after disasters.

Keywords

• Disaster
• Earthquake
• Emotional Experience
• Nurses
• Protective Factors

KAHRAMANMARAŞ VE HATAY MERKEZLİ DEPREMLERDE GÖREV ALAN HEMŞİRELERİN DUYGUSAL DENEYİMLERİ VE DAYANIKLILIĞINI KORUYAN FAKTÖRLER

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışma, 6 Şubat 2023 tarihinde Kahramanmaraş ve Hatay merkezli depremler sırasında görev yapan hemşirelerin duygusal deneyimlerini ve dayanıklılığa ilişkin koruyucu faktör düzeylerini belirlemek ve bu değişkenler arasındaki ilişkileri incelemek amacıyla gerçekleştirilmiştir. Yöntem: Kesitsel ve ilişkisel tipteki bu araştırma, Eylül 2023–Şubat 2024 tarihleri arasında, 6 Şubat 2023 depremlerinde görev yapan iki sağlık kurumundaki 88 hemşire ile yürütülmüştür. Veriler, Kısa Duygusal Deneyim Ölçeği ve Psikolojik Sağlamlık İçin Koruyucu Faktörler Ölçeği kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Verilerin analizinde tanımlayıcı istatistikler ve Spearman korelasyon analizi kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Kısa Duygusal Deneyim Ölçeği toplam puan ortalaması -3.01±3.23 iken, negatif ve pozitif duygu puan ortalamaları sırasıyla 5.53±2.16 ve 2.52±1.48 olarak bulunmuştur. Psikolojik Dayanıklılık İçin Koruyucu Faktörler Ölçeği toplam puan ortalaması 86.09±15.91 olup, kişisel, akran ve aileye ilişkin koruyucu faktörler alt boyutlarının puan ortalamaları sırasıyla 27.97±5.06, 26.74±7.40 ve 31.39±6.70'dir. Negatif duygular ile akranlara ilişkin koruyucu faktörler arasında zayıf düzeyde, pozitif yönde bir ilişki bulunmuştur (r=0.219). Sonuç: 6 Şubat 2023 depremleri sırasında görev yapan hemşireler, pozitif duygulardan daha fazla negatif duygu deneyimlemiştir. Bu bulgular, afet ortamlarında hemşirelerin duygusal deneyimlerinin ve dayanıklılıkla ilişkili koruyucu faktörlerin dikkate alınmasının önemini ortaya koymaktadır. Bu doğrultuda, afetlere hazırlık programlarına psikososyal hazırlığın dahil edilmesi, afetler öncesinde, sırasında ve sonrasında akranlara ilişkin koruyucu faktörleri güçlendirmeye ve hemşirelerin duygusal iyilik halini desteklemeye yönelik stratejilerin geliştirilmesi önerilmektedir.

Keywords

• AFET
• DEPREM
• DUYGUSAL DENEYİM
• HEMŞİRE
• KORUYUCU FAKTÖR

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