Impact of the February 6, 2023, Turkey earthquake on post-traumatic stress disorder, internet addiction and insomnia: A cross-sectional study.
Background: After earthquakes, individuals may increase their internet usage to cope with post-traumatic stress symptoms, potentially leading to internet addiction and sleep disturbances. Aims: This study aims to determine the levels of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), internet addiction and i...
| Published in: | International Journal of Social Psychiatry Vol. 71; no. 2; pp. 414 - 426 |
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Mar2025
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=183415613&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 183415613 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 00207640 ISP jtl: International Journal of Social Psychiatry issn: 00207640 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Mar2025 vid: 71 iid: 2 pid: 344 pub: Sage Publications Inc. artinfo: ui: 183415613 10.1177/00207640241294203 ppf: 414 ppct: 12 formats: tig: atl: Impact of the February 6, 2023, Turkey earthquake on post-traumatic stress disorder, internet addiction and insomnia: A cross-sectional study. aug: au: Sehlikoğlu, Şeyma Bekircan, Esra Gündüz, Abdülkadir affil: Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Adiyaman University, Turkey Department of Medical Services and Techniques, Trabzon University, Turkey Department of Disaster Medicine, Institute of Health Sciences, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey Department of Emergency Medicine, Institute of Health Sciences, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey su: Türkiye Post-traumatic stress disorder Internet addiction Cross-sectional method Interviewing Natural disasters Disease risk factors Risk assessment Statistical correlation Insomnia Descriptive statistics Odds ratio Research methodology Research Data analysis software Confidence intervals sug: subj: Post-traumatic stress disorder Internet addiction Cross-sectional method Interviewing Natural disasters Disease risk factors Türkiye Risk assessment Statistical correlation Insomnia Descriptive statistics Odds ratio Research methodology Research Data analysis software Confidence intervals keyword: Earthquake earthquake survivor insomnia internet addiction post-traumatic stress disorder Earthquake earthquake survivor insomnia internet addiction post-traumatic stress disorder ab: Background: After earthquakes, individuals may increase their internet usage to cope with post-traumatic stress symptoms, potentially leading to internet addiction and sleep disturbances. Aims: This study aims to determine the levels of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), internet addiction and insomnia in earthquake survivors 1 year after the event and to explore the relationships between these variables. Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted between April and June 2024 through face-to-face interviews with 554 individuals who survived the February 6, 2023 earthquake in Turkey, 1 year after the event. Data were collected using the PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5), the Young Internet Addiction Test-Short Form (YIAT-SF) and the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI). Results: A statistically significant moderate positive correlation was found between PCL-5, YIAT-SF and ISI based on the Pearson correlation test (r =.32 and.44, respectively; p <.05). According to the logistic regression analysis, experiencing physical injury during the earthquake and the loss of first-degree relatives were found to predict the severity of PTSD symptoms (p =.04, OR = 2.44, 95% CI [1.04, 5.65]; p <.001, OR = 1.98, 95% CI [1.26, 3.06], respectively). Additionally, the YIAT-SF and ISI variables were found to be statistically significant predictors of PTSD symptom severity (p <.001, OR = 1.04, 95% CI [1.01, 1.07]; p <.001, OR = 1.18, 95% CI [1.12, 1.23], respectively). Conclusions: It is concluded that the severity of PTSD symptoms in earthquake survivors is associated with the severity levels of insomnia and internet addiction. Additionally, it is determined that experiencing injury or loss of a loved one during the earthquake may increase the severity of PTSD symptoms. To protect earthquake survivors from the risk of PTSD, it may be necessary to provide psychosocial support focussed on positive coping strategies for internet addiction and insomnia. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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