Patients' Perception of Climate Change and Healthcare

University of Alberta320 enrolled

Overview

This study aims to investigate the patients' perception of the negative impact of the healthcare industry on climate change, their attitude of climate change and their health, and their view of seeing a change in the healthcare system to reduce climate change.

Climate change is a threat to human health which in turn increases burden on our healthcare system. Healthcare is also a very polluted industry which has a huge contribution to climate change. It is important to take action and the intergovernmental panel on climate change (IPCC) has put out a warning of 'Code Red for Humanity' urging immediate action from all of humanity to combat climate change. This is important because if no action is taken, irreversible damage might result on our planet which will become a challenge in terms of living conditions, food source, and health. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the patients' perception of the negative impact of the healthcare industry on climate change, their attitude of climate change and their health, and their view of seeing a change in the healthcare system to reduce climate change. This will produce data on the knowledge gap in our patients and thereby empower them to request and target our education for patients, and in turn encourage the healthcare system to reflect on their environmental sustainable practices.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

320

Conditions

Perception, Self

Interventions

interviewBEHAVIORAL

Interview patient's perception

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 19 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * All adult patients \> age of 18 years old * Willing and able to read/listen and understand English, on the hospital ward ie. Not Emergency Department Exclusion Criteria: * Patient refusal * Patients are unable to consent * Confusion or disorientated in time, space and person

Locations (1)

University of Alberta Hospital

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Patients' awareness of climate change from the healthcare industry

If patients are aware (Yes or No) of climate change effects from healthcare industry via a questionnaire

Time frame: Baseline

Secondary Outcomes

To evaluate their attitude on climate change, view of change in the healthcare system to reduce climate change

To evaluate their attitude on climate change, as well as their view of seeing a change in the healthcare system to reduce climate change. There are a set of interview questions (questionnaires) in a Likert scale or Yes/No to assess this as this is a qualitative study

Time frame: Baseline

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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