Nurses' knowledge and attitudes regarding potential impacts of climate change on public health in central of China
Objective: This study aims to determine the knowledge and attitudes of nurses concerning climate change and their role in addressing health-related impacts of climate change in Central China. Method: The cross-sectional study was conducted in 2014. The study randomly selected nurses from hospitals i...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2016-06-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Nursing Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235201321630059X |
| Summary: | Objective: This study aims to determine the knowledge and attitudes of nurses concerning climate change and their role in addressing health-related impacts of climate change in Central China.
Method: The cross-sectional study was conducted in 2014. The study randomly selected nurses from hospitals in Central of China and they were asked to complete a questionnaire about climate change Descriptive statistical analysis was used to analyze the data.
Results: Majority of nurses (76%) knew about the climate change would affect public health. But more than half of the nurses did not know their work could also affect the development of climate change; 83–96% of the nurses thought it were necessary and would like to learn the knowledge about climate change.
Conclusion: The education program about this issue in Chinese colleges or universities is still very weak nursing courses and needs to be emphasized in the future. |
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| ISSN: | 2352-0132 |