Climate-specific health literacy in health professionals: an exploratory study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health professionals such as physicians and nurses may play an important role in the transformation process towards a healthy, sustainable and climate-sensitive society. However, little is known about their climate-specific health literacy. This study aimed to assess knowledge regarding climate change and its impacts on health and climate-specific health literacy in health professionals.

Methods

In July/August 2022, a cross-sectional, questionnaire-based study was carried out at the University Hospital Regensburg, Germany, to assess climate-specific health literacy in nurses and physicians from various clinical specialties. Descriptive and exploratory statistical analyses were performed.

Results

The study population consisted of 142 participants (57.7% wome

SUBMITTER: Albrecht L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10622978 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature