An Evaluation of the Post‐Traumatic Change and Chronic Disease Self‐Management in Individuals With Chronic Illness Following the February 6, 2023, Kahramanmaraş Earthquakes: A Descriptive Correlational Study

According to our results, increasing self-confidence, awareness, and social adaptability will enable patients to achieve control of the traumatic event and chronic disease self-management in the long term. In traumatic events such as earthquakes, nurses should take an active role in the care, education, and guidance of individuals with chronic diseases who are in the vulnerable group. In addition, emergency health action plans should be determined in detail by health policy makers for individuals with chronic diseases, especially in risky regions.