Self-care strategies used by disaster responders after the 2023 earthquake in Turkey and Syria: a mixed methods study

Self-care strategies used by disaster responders after the 2023 earthquake in Turkey and Syria: a mixed methods study

Disaster responders are exposed to several physical and mental health risks. This study aimed to describe self-care strategies used by disaster responders after the earthquake in Syria and eastern Turkey in February 2023.

Given the extreme conditions and limited possibilities of external support, sufficient self-care is an essential competence among disaster responders. Self-care strategies can be both external processed such as intake of medicines, social support from others, and internal processes such as personal reflection. Providing oneself with self-care activities seems to be a skill developed with increasing experience supported by pre-deployment training. Therefore, to enhance resilience, self-care strategies should be encompassed in pre-disaster response training.

Karin Blomberg, Jason Murphy & Karin Hugelius

https://bmcemergmed.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12873-024-01105-8

BMC Emergency Medicine

17 oktober 2024

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