Posttraumatic Growth Among Health Care Professionals Working During Disasters The Mediating Role of Resilience

Abstract

PURPOSE: To determine the mediating role of resilience and predictive variables in posttraumatic growth (PTG) among health care professionals working during disasters. METHOD: This descriptive, cross-sectional, correlational study was conducted with 151 health care professionals who worked in disaster environments. Data for this study were collected using a researcher-prepared sociodemographic questionnaire, the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI), and Brief Resilience Scale (BRS). RESULTS: Statistically significant relationships were found between occupation, the unit in which participants worked, whether participants were trained in disaster management, whether participants thought about the need for psychological support for health workers working in a disaster area, and PTGI total score (p < 0.05). In addition, there was a statistically significant relationship between the time it took to start working in the region after the disaster occurred and BRS total score (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Results showed that BRS scores significantly predicted PTG.