Effectiveness of Psychological Adaptation Model of Mental Health Nursing for nurse survivors experiencing post-earthquake disaster post-traumatic stress syndrome

Experiences and psychosocial challenges of volunteer nurses in Turkey devastating earthquake zones: Lessons to be learnt for prevention of health system problems in disasters: A qualitative study

“…We believe that this achievement among the participants is thanks to the nursing education and practice framework in Turkey, combined with their professional passion, respect, dedication, the cultural fabric of Turkish society, and a collective action mindset. Nurses consistently uphold principles such as selfless service, making decisions that benefit society, and showing benevolence in all circumstances (Mustikasari et al., 2018).…”

Adaptation to Change Questionnaire for Nurses: Validation and New Needs in the Context of COVID-19

“…The questionnaire’s cognitive–behavioral factor, along with tolerance to uncertainty, concerned attention, coping, and emotional management made up the aspects evaluated. This assumes that being aware of changes, especially in situations with high workflow such as healthcare [ 44 ], along with the ability to cope with emotions that emerge during adaptation and select responses that face the problem directly [ 24 ] make it possible to detect and adapt to new demands that appear daily. Occupational risk prevention services can have an important role in the prevention of psychosocial risks in the workplace, and nurse attention programs are a relevant resource, if there is disposition to do so and they are invested in.…”

“…Psychological adaptation of nurses has been analyzed in natural disasters, as a high percentage of these professionals usually develops psychological alterations, such as posttraumatic stress syndrome, after working under such circumstances. It is known that nurses who have suffered from posttraumatic stress show changes in emotions, as well as coping skills, social relations, and interaction skills, in addition to increased psychological burden [ 24 ]. It seems that women adapt worse to highly stressful events [ 25 ].…”

“…It is known that strategies for managing uncertainty in both individual and social contexts include proactive searches for solutions, collaborating, and seeking evidence [ 38 ], as well as the use of motivational strategies to improve the work alliance [ 39 ]. Thus, coping focused on the problem has been shown to be relevant to ensuring proper functioning of nurses confronted with highly stressful or traumatic situations, favoring their adaptation and proper performance of their daily activity [ 24 ]. Emotional management also enables the effect of stress to be buffered and coped with, which makes this variable fundamental, both in the general population [ 40 ] and in healthcare professionals, to adequately manage new situations brought on by the pandemic [ 41 , 42 ].…”

Design and Validation of the Adaptation to Change Questionnaire: New Realities in Times of COVID-19

“…In research, psychological adaptation has often been analyzed in the scope of natural disasters due to the direct impact and high losses undergone by a high percentage of the population in such situations. These losses may be permanent or temporary, total or partial, depending on the capacity of strength of the individual and the number of stressors to cope with [ 12 , 13 ]. Women seem to adapt the worst to highly stressful events [ 14 , 15 ].…”