Physicians’ views of patient–planetary health co-benefit prescribing: a mixed methods systematic review

Health professionals are increasingly called to become partners in planetary health. Using patient–planetary health (P–PH) co-benefit prescribing framing, we did a mixed methods systematic review to identify barriers and facilitators to adopting P–PH co-benefit prescribing by physicians and mapped t...

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Main Authors: Redvers, N, Wright, K, Hartmann-Boyce, J, Tonkin-Crine, S
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023
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Summary:Health professionals are increasingly called to become partners in planetary health. Using patient–planetary health (P–PH) co-benefit prescribing framing, we did a mixed methods systematic review to identify barriers and facilitators to adopting P–PH co-benefit prescribing by physicians and mapped these onto the Capability, Opportunity, Motivation, and Behaviour (COM-B) model and Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF). We searched electronic databases from inception until October, 2022, and did a content analysis of the included articles (n=12). Relevant categories were matched to items in the COM-B model and TDF. Nine barriers and eight facilitators were identified. Barriers included an absence of, or little, knowledge of how to change practice and time to implement change; facilitators included having policy statements and guidelines from respected associations. More diverse study designs that include health professionals, patients, and health-care system stakeholders are needed to ensure a more holistic understanding of the individual, system, and policy levers involved in implementing clinical work informed by planetary health.