Epidemiological Data of Patients Consulted to Kayseri City Hospital Physical Therapy Clinic in the 2023 Kahramanmaraş Earthquake

Kayseri City Hospital

The quality of life of people after the earthquake is significantly affected. In particular, adequate and correct management of the damage caused by trauma on the human body is very important to reduce disability. Epidemiological information about the injury pattern from past earthquakes is crucial for preparedness and effective response to potential earthquakes in regions where resources are scarce. Thanks to the epidemiological data obtained from post-earthquake injury patterns, hospitals can be prepared for possible earthquakes, and disability and mortality can be reduced.

Although many earthquake victims suffer injuries that require treatment, there are large gaps in knowledge regarding the epidemiology of earthquakes. It is essential to evaluate the data collected after the earthquake in the planning phase of the health demands of the earthquake area. Epidemiological studies on earthquakes guide the planning and organization of health services for hospitals located in and around the earthquake area. By knowing the injury patterns that will occur after the earthquake, the effectiveness of the early and specific treatments to be applied to the earthquake victims can be increased significantly. In this way, complications, disability and mortality rates that may occur in future natural disasters can be reduced. The aim of this study is to record the injury patterns and treatments of the patients who were consulted to the physical therapy and rehabilitation clinic after the 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquake in our country, which is an earthquake zone, and to ensure that the physical therapy physicians meet the possible earthquakes in a more knowledgeable, experienced and prepared manner.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: in the Writing Process

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 220

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Kayseri, Turkey
    • Kayseri City Hospital

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Child; Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

A total of 220 patients who were hospitalized due to injury and illness due to the 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquake and were consulted to the physical therapy unit were examined.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• All age group patients, male and female, who had earthquake-related injuries and were consulted to the physical therapy unit were included in our study. Our study included both earthquake survivors who were consulted before the study (their files were scanned retrospectively) and newly registered patients (by obtaining voluntary consent form signatures).

Exclusion Criteria:

-

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Epidemiological Data of Patients Consulted to Kayseri City Hospital Physical Therapy Clinic in the 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquake	2023 February-2023 June

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Kayseri Education and Research Hospital

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): February 6, 2023
• Primary Completion (Actual): June 30, 2023
• Study Completion (Actual): July 28, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: August 3, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 3, 2023
• First Posted (Actual): August 14, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): August 14, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 3, 2023
• Last Verified: August 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: 2023 Kahramanmaraş, earthquake
• Other Study ID Numbers: 0000-0003-2552-1403

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No