环境物理治疗:冰岛物理治疗师的知识,态度和实践
Steinunn A Olafsdottir1, Lilja Salome H Petursdottir2
1Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland.
Frontiers in public health
|February 28, 2025
概括
冰岛的物理治疗师意识到气候变化.
科学领域:
- 环境健康 环境健康
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 物理治疗实践 物理治疗实践
背景情况:
- 人们越来越担心气候变化和医疗保健部门的碳足迹.
- 物理治疗中可持续实践的潜力,以减少对环境的影响和改善患者的治疗结果.
- 需要了解物理治疗师关于可持续性的当前知识,态度和做法.
研究的目的:
- 探索冰岛物理治疗师关于气候变化的知识,态度和实践.
- 评估它们在促进医疗保健行业内可持续性方面的感知作用.
- 确定在物理治疗中实施可持续实践的障碍.
主要方法:
- 分发给冰岛理疗协会成员的横截面调查.
- 有114名理疗师参与,反应率为17.1%.
- 调查涵盖了与气候变化和可持续性相关的知识,态度,行为和障碍.
主要成果:
- 对气候变化与健康相关性的强烈认识,但报告的具体知识有限.
- 大多数人觉得有责任缓解气候变化,并参与减少废物和节能等行动.
- 确定需要更多的指导和培训,知识不足是主要障碍.
结论:
- 物理治疗师有强烈的愿望加强环境实践,这表明他们有可能为医疗保健的可持续性做出重大贡献.
- 专业协会和教育机构可以提供有针对性的培训和支持,以促进环境素养.
- 赋予理疗师知识和资源,可以帮助减少医疗保健部门的碳足迹,并促进可持续的健康行为.
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