The Effect of Psychological First Aid Intervention on Stress and Resilience in Volunteers Working in Kahramanmaraş Centered Earthquakes

Istanbul Medeniyet University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Earthquake; Psychological Resilience; Stress

Treatments: Behavioral: psychological first aid

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05869916

Psychological First Aid

Details and patient eligibility

About

Purpose: It was aimed to compare the effectiveness of online psychological first aid intervention on stress and psychological resilience in volunteers who took part in earthquakes.

Method: This is a single-blind randomized controlled experimental study conducted to determine the effect of online psychological first aid intervention on the stress and resilience levels of volunteers who took part in the earthquake.

Full description

In this study, it is aimed to compare the effectiveness of the online psychological first aid intervention on stress and psychological resilience given to the volunteers working in various provinces (11 provinces) affected by the Kahramanmaraş Centered Earthquakes.

Enrollment: 34 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Volunteering in the earthquake zone,
• Not having a perception disorder that will prevent communication,
• To volunteer to participate in the research.

Exclusion criteria

• Having a communication barrier,
• Not wanting to be involved in the study.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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34 participants in 2 patient groups

experimental group

Experimental group

Description:

In this study, the "Psychological First Aid: A Guide for Field Workers" program published by the World Health Organization in 2011 was adapted to the needs and culture of the region/people where the research will be conducted. Psychological First Aid training was given by the psychiatric nurse participating in the study after a two-day training organized by the Psychiatric Nursing Association.

Treatment:

Behavioral: psychological first aid

control group

No Intervention group

Description:

No interference