The Effect of Psychological First Aid Intervention on Stress and Psychological Resilience in Volunteers Participating in 2023 Earthquakes Centered in Kahramanmaraş, Turkey

Abstract

The aim of the study was to investigate the impact of psychological first aid intervention on stress and resilience in volunteers who participated in two significant earthquakes 2023 in Turkey. It is a single-blind randomized controlled trial to assess the effect of an online psychological first aid intervention on earthquake participants' stress and resilience levels. It was determined that the participants had a higher-than-average level of stress before the psychological first-aid intervention. The psychological first aid intervention group's stress level was shown to be considerably lower than the control group's. It is thought that online psychological first aid interventions should be provided for the psychological needs of the volunteers involved in disasters. A social benefit can be achieved by aiming to increase the psychological resilience levels of volunteers who take part in disasters and prevent psychological traumas.