Coping and Psychological Impact on Survivors of the Casita Volcano Landslide in Posoltega and Chichigalpa Communities, Chinandega, Iii Quarter 2023

¹Bachelors in science and literature, Nursing students, Nursing Department, Faculty of Medical Sciences, UNAN-León, Nicaragua

²Bachelor of Nursing Sciences, Professor of the Nursing Department, Coordinator of the Vice-Rector's Commission for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Nursing, Member of the Nursing Research and Development Committee, CIDE–UNAN León, Nicaragua

*Corresponding author: Rocha Peña Víctor Saúl, Bachelor of Nursing Sciences, Professor of the Nursing Department, Coordinator of the Vice-Rector's Commission for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Nursing, Member of the Nursing Research and Development Committee, CIDE–UNAN León, Nicaragua, Phone: 85234521, ORCID: 0009-0001-2545-8566; Email: [email protected].

Received Date: October 17, 2023

Published Date: November 29, 2023

Citation: Jahosca FBC, et al. (2023). Coping and Psychological Impact on Survivors of the Casita Volcano Landslide in Posoltega and Chichigalpa Communities, Chinandega, Iii Quarter 2023. Mathews J Nurs. 5(5):29.

Copyrights: Jahosca FBC, et al. © (2023).

ABSTRACT

Twenty-four years ago, Hurricane Mitch caused one of the biggest disasters in Nicaragua, when the Casita volcano in Chinandega collapsed. 2,500 people were buried by 250,000 cubic meters of mud and rock. The present study aimed to describe the coping and psychological impact on survivors of the Casita volcano landslide in the communities of Posoltega and Chichigalpa. Chinandega. III quarter 2023. It is a qualitative, phenomenological and cross-sectional study. It consists of a universe of 20 participants, adults over 40 years old, the data collection process was carried out through in-depth interviews with survivors of the Casita volcano, obtaining information verbally through Open questions, the analysis was carried out through the open code 4.03 program According to the sociodemographic data, the surveyed participants had an average age of 68 years, most of them were Catholic Christians, with a prevalence of 80% from urban areas and 80% of them were married. With respect to coping with the survivors of the Casita volcano landslide, It was possible to demonstrate that most of the survivors have faced the dramatic event they experienced, such as the floods, the flooding, the overflows, the flights, the deaths, and will be marked forever. Regarding the psychological impact on survivors of the Casita volcano landslide, the people interviewed expressed that they experienced several series of emotional and psychological impacts. Some of these may include post-traumatic stress, depression, anxiety, fear of new eruptions, loss of loved ones, loss of property, and problems rebuilding a normal life.

Keywords: Landslide, Coping, Survivors, Psychological Impact.