ClimateMind50+是一个全面的简短问卷,用于衡量50岁及以上成年人的气候变化知识,担忧,准备,行为和参与
medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences
|December 16, 2024
概括
气候思维50+问卷评估了老年人的气候知识和担忧. 该工具增强了对其准备和参与气候适应力努力的理解.
科学领域:
- 老年学和环境科学研究
- 公共卫生与气候变化适应 公共卫生与气候变化适应
背景情况:
- 老年人 (50岁以上) 面临着与气候有关的风险的更高脆弱性.
- 现有的研究往往低估了老年人对气候适应力的观点和贡献.
- 需要专门的工具来捕捉这一人口群体关于气候变化的独特经验.
研究的目的:
- 引入ClimateMind50+问卷,这是一个评估气候变化知识,关注,准备,行为和参与50岁及以上人群的新工具.
- 通过系统的开发和认知测试,确保问卷清晰,可访问性和相关性.
- 促进对老年人在减缓气候变化和适应气候变化的作用的研究.
主要方法:
- 系统地开发了"气候思维50+"问卷.
- 严格的认知测试与50岁以上的不同参与者,以改进问题措辞,响应尺度和框架.
- 可适应的管理方法 (面对面,电话,自补) 为广泛的研究应用.
主要成果:
- 认知测试证实了需要清晰,适合年龄的语言和简化的响应尺度.
- 改进包括围绕终身行动 ("永远") 制定准备问题,以提高对老年人的相关性.
- 调查问卷成功捕捉了老年人气候行动的范围,包括个人行为和倡导.
结论:
- 气候思维50+调查问卷为研究老年人和气候变化提供了坚实的基础.
- 它提供了对老年人的经验和对气候适应能力的潜在贡献的细微见解,挑战被动性的刻板印象.
- 该工具的部署可以为政策和社区倡议提供信息,促进气候风险降低和健康老龄化.
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