Patients' Perception of Climate Change and Healthcare

Perception, Self Clinical Trial

Official title:

Patients' Perception of Climate Change and Healthcare - a Cross-section Cohort Study in a Single Institution in Canada

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05816447
• Other study ID #: Pro00128836
• Status: Completed
• Start date: June 14, 2023
• Est. completion date: April 19, 2024

Study information

• Verified date: June 2024
• Source: University of Alberta
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational [Patient Registry]

Clinical Trial Summary

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.

Description:

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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 320
• Est. completion date: April 19, 2024
• Est. primary completion date: April 19, 2024
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 19 Years and older

Eligibility

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

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Perception, Self

Intervention

Behavioral:
• interview
Interview patient's perception

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Canada	University of Alberta Hospital	Edmonton	Alberta

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Alberta

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Canada, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	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	Baseline
Secondary	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	Baseline