Emotional exhaustion and psychological distress among health care workers after the 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquake

Prevalence and associated factors

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ID9052289
AuthorsElif Akçay (0000-0002-4673-6254, Bilkent University), Esra Çöp (0000-0001-8451-0099, Bilkent University), Gülser Şenses Dinç (0000-0001-5556-3175, Bilkent University), Yasemin Yılmazer (0000-0002-7716-7226, Child Development Center), Duygu Bilgili Can (Bilkent University), Betül Damla Demirel (0000-0002-5752-242X, Bilkent University), Ümran Gül Ayvalık Baydur (0000-0002-3553-8287, Bilkent University)
Year2025
Volume95
Issue2
Pages212-222
Publication date2025-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Orthopsychiatry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-9432 • E-ISSN: 1939-0025
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037/ort0000792
PMID39298248
OpenAlexW4402642106
LanguageEN
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56, 47.9%). The nurses had higher emotional exhaustion, depression, and stress scores as well as lower self-reported resilience scores than other health care assistants. Higher stress scores were associated with an increased likelihood of high emotional exhaustion, while having more work experience was a protective factor regarding the high emotional exhaustion of nurses. Our results showed that a significant proportion of health care workers had a high level of burnout. Frontline nurses as a group were at heightened risk for psychological distress and emotional exhaustion in the early stages of the disaster. Screening burnout and psychological distress in health care professionals is important for preventive strategies after the disaster. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)

Anxiety · Burnout · Distress · Emotional distress · Emotional exhaustion · Environmental health · Mental health · Psychiatry · Psychological distress · Clinical Psychology · Disaster Response and Management · Medicine · Psychology

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