Behavioural change interventions encouraging clinicians to reduce carbon emissions in clinical activity: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Clinical activity accounts for 70-80% of the carbon footprint of healthcare. A critical component of reducing emissions is shifting clinical behaviour towards reducing, avoiding, or replacing carbon-intensive healthcare. The objective of this systematic review was to find, map and assess behaviour change interventions that have been implemented in healthcare settings to encourage clinicians to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from their clinical activity.

Methods

Studies eligible for inclusion were those reporting on a behaviour change intervention to reduce carbon emissions via changes in healthcare workplace behaviour. Six databases were searched in November 2021 (updated February 2022). A pre-determined template was used to extract data from the studies, and ris

SUBMITTER: Batcup C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10116654 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature