患者对吸入器对环境影响的看法
Alexandra Hodge1, Helena Wickham1, Katia Florman1
1Respiratory Medicine Department, Royal Free and Barnet Hospitals, Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust, Pond Street, London, England, NW3 2QG, UK.
Respiratory medicine
|November 20, 2024
概括
大多数呼吸系统患者不知道吸入器对气候的影响,但他们关心环境. 对低碳吸入器的教育可以鼓励他们转换,帮助NHS的净零战略.
科学领域:
- 环境健康 环境健康
- 公共卫生政策 公共卫生政策
- 呼吸系统医学 呼吸系统医学
背景情况:
- 英国国家卫生服务 (NHS) 旨在通过处方低碳吸入器来减少碳排放.
- 患者对吸入器对环境的影响以及他们愿意转换吸入器的看法并未得到充分理解.
- 了解患者的态度对于成功实施净零医疗保健战略至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 确定环境问题是否对呼吸系统患者具有重要意义.
- 评估环境意识是否影响患者选择吸入器.
- 为促进低碳吸入器采用策略提供信息.
主要方法:
- 在皇家免费NHS基金会信托基金会对61名呼吸系统患者进行了调查.
- 评估了患者对吸入器环境影响的认识.
- 根据环境信息评估了愿意更换吸入器的情况.
主要成果:
- 70.5%的患者不知道吸入器有助于气候变化.
- 85.3%的患者认为减少他们对气候的影响很重要.
- 59%的患者希望积极更换吸入器,26.2%的人会在收到信息后考虑改变.
结论:
- 环境问题对呼吸系统患者来说很重要,尽管这不是经常讨论的问题.
- 提供有关吸入器环境影响的信息可以激励患者转向低碳替代品.
- 与患者共享环境数据是实现净零NHS和促进可持续呼吸系统护理的关键.
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