The Psychological Toll on Healthcare Workers Following Türkiye's Earthquake Disasters

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Objective: The Kahramanmaraş-centered earthquakes in Türkiye profoundly impacted local healthcare workers' mental health. This study examines the relationships between sociodemographic and clinical variables, perceived social support, and psychological resilience in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) development. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 104 healthcare workers from ten affected provinces: Adana, Adıyaman, Diyarbakır, Gaziantep, Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Kilis, Malatya, Osmaniye, and Şanlıurfa. Participants completed the PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS), and Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC). Results: The results revealed that 17.3% of participants exhibited severe trauma responses, while 82.7% had low trauma responses. Higher PTSD rates were associated with individuals living in moderately to severely damaged homes (%13.5, p=0.009) and assistant doctors whose education was interrupted by the disaster (%5.87, p= 0.019). Furthermore, PTSD diagnosis was positively correlated with anxiety (33±9, p