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.
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Fear of movement
Timeframe: up to one month
Fear of falling
Timeframe: up to one month