DESCRIPTION OF POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD) POST MOUNTAIN SEMERU ERUPTION

Background: The existence of the eruption of Mount Semeru certainly has a considerable impact on aspects of life, both in physical, social, psychological aspects, and has the potential to experience Post Traumatic Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Traumatic experiences can cause various disorders including physical, psychological and social development disorders which will have an impact on mental, emotional, social and personality disorders as well as disturbances in self-esteem. Objectives: To describe the PTSD in victims of natural disasters after the eruption of Mount Semeru. Methods: This study used a descriptive research design with a survey approach to respondents, with a total of 65 respondents. The sample used in this study was 65 respondents aged around 17 to > 65 years and over divided into the intervention group and the control group. This research was conducted in the Lumajang Regency Recolation area, using an instrument in the form of PCL-C from May to June 2023. Results: The results showed that the majority of respondents did not indicate symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) as many as 12 people (18.5%) and most of them indicated symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) from mild to severe severity as many as 53 people (81.5%). Most of them were aged between 17-45 years as many as 51 people (78.4%) and a small portion aged 46-65 years &> 65 years as many as 14 people (21.6%). Conclusion: The results of this study are expected to be used as a reference in the development of nursing interventions as an effort to reduce the symptoms experienced by PTSD sufferers