CompletedNot Applicable

The Effects of Earthquake on Fear of Movement and Fear of Falling

Turkey (Türkiye)185 participantsStarted 2023-06-28

Plain-language summary

In February-March 2023, a series of major earthquakes occurred in 11 provinces of Turkey (Adana, Adıyaman, Diyarbakır, Gaziantep, Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Kilis, Malatya, Osmaniye, Şanlıurfa and Elazığ). The current study is planned as a observational cross-sectional study with the participation of the survivors who experienced the 2023 earthquakes and aftershocks in Turkey without any physical injury during or after the earthquake. It is planned for the participants to fill out the questionnaires by considering the time periods before and after the earthquake. While the primary outcome is fear of movement and fear of falling, the secondary outcome is level of physical activity and intensity of pain. Psychological resilience level was considered as a predictive factor. The aim of the current study is to determine the effect of earthquake experience on the fear of movement and falling in earthquake victims and to investigate the factors related with them. Fear of movement, fear of falling, level of physical activity, intensity of pain and psychological resilience are evaluated with the Causes of Fear of Movement Scale, Modified Falls Efficacy Scale, Short Form of International Physical Activity Questionnaire, Numerical Pain Scale and Connor-Davidson Psychological Resilience Scale respectively.

Who can participate

Age range

18 Years – 60 Years

Sex

ALL

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Inclusion criteria

being physically uninjured survivors of the 2023 earthquake in Turkey between the ages of 18 and 60

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What they're measuring

Fear of movement

Timeframe: up to one month

Fear of falling

Timeframe: up to one month

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05881499

SponsorNagihan Acet

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2023-08-01

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