Relationship Between Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Sleep Quality in Pregnant Earthquake Survivors

Abstract Objectives This study aims to investigate the relationship between posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and sleep quality among pregnant earthquake survivors. Method A cross-sectional study was designed. The sample consisted of 272 pregnant earthquake survivors who were admitted to a hospital in southern Türkiye. Data were collected using “The Personal Information Disclosure Form,” “The Impact of Event Scale (IES),” and the “Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)”. Statistical analyses included descriptive statistics, independent samples t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson correlation, and multiple linear reg…