Trauma Levels and Religious Coping of Earthquake Survivors with Chronic Diseases.

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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 Adıyaman, 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 (0.05).CONCLUSIONS: It was determined that earthquake survivors with chronic diseases in Kahramanmaraş 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.