Trauma Levels and Religious Coping of Earthquake Survivors with Chronic Diseases

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 Ad & imath;yaman, 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 Kahramanmara & scedil; 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.