@article{ref1,
title="Effects of the Kahramanmaras, Turkey 2023 earthquakes on balance perception, dizziness and post-traumatic stress: a relational screening model between subjective balance problems and post-traumatic stress",
journal="Auris, Nasus, Larynx",
year="2024",
author="Cengiz, Deniz Uğur and İnceoğlu, Feyza and Karababa, Ercan and Polat, Anı Parabakan and Yılmaz, Tuğba and Kuntman, Berna Deniz and Men, Asya Fatma and Hızal, Evren",
volume="51",
number="3",
pages="531-536",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of the February 6, 2023, earthquakes in Turkey and recurrent aftershocks on balance and post-traumatic stress in surviving victims. <br><br>METHODS: Our study included 1004 participants aged 18-65 years who were exposed to the February 6 earthquakes and aftershocks in Turkey. After obtaining online consent from all participants, the Vertigo Symptom Scale (VSS), the Dizziness Handicap Index (DHI), and the Posttraumatic Post-Traumatic Disorder Checklist Scale (PCL-5) were administered online, and the interactions between the variable sets were examined using a correlational screening model. <br><br>RESULTS: As a result of the structural equation model established with the observed variables, it was found that VSS total scores had a statistically significant positive effect on PCL-5 (β1 = 0.56; p = 0.001 < 0.05). In addition, statistically significant positive high-level correlations were found between VSS and DHI (cov(VSS-DHI) = 0.71), and a positive low level correlation with the number of days with dizziness (cov(VSS-number of days with dizziness) = 0.34), and a positive low level correlation with frequency of days with dizziness (cov(VSS-frequency of days with dizziness) = 0.37). A statistically significant positive low-level relationship was found between DHI and the number of days with dizziness (cov(DHI-number of days with dizziness) = 0.34) and a positive low-level correlation between DHI and the frequency of days with dizziness (cov(DHI-frequency of days with dizziness) = 0.29). <br><br>CONCLUSION: The structural equation modeling analysis showed that post-traumatic stress disorder had a significant effect on balance and dizziness.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0385-8146",
doi="10.1016/j.anl.2024.02.004",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anl.2024.02.004"
}