患者对医院和外科护理对环境的影响的看法
Sarah E Beckwith1, Hayley J Petit2, Erin E Sullivan3
1Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA.
The American surgeon
|May 29, 2025
概括
大多数患者都担心气候变化及其对健康的影响. 他们更喜欢在绿色倡议中优先考虑环境可持续性和透明度的医疗保健系统.
科学领域:
- 环境健康 环境健康
- 医疗保健的可持续性 医疗保健的可持续性
- 患者的感知 患者的感知
背景情况:
- 气候变化对全球健康构成重大威胁.
- 医疗保健系统有助于气候变化,但患者对可持续性举措的看法尚未得到充分研究.
- 了解患者的观点对于在医疗保健中实施有效的环境战略至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 评估患者对医疗保健机构环境可持续性的看法.
- 评估患者对气候变化对健康的影响的担忧.
- 确定患者对致力于环境管理的医疗保健系统的偏好.
主要方法:
- 在门诊整形外科诊所对97名成年患者进行了一项调查.
- 进行了跟进采访,采访了一小部分参与者.
- 数据收集的重点是气候变化问题,医疗保健对环境的影响以及对可持续性的偏好.
主要成果:
- 75.3%的患者表示担心环境对他们的健康的影响.
- 51.5%的人承认医疗保健对气候变化的贡献.
- 大多数 (87.6%) 的人会选择促进环境管理的医疗保健系统 (84.5%) 关心医院减少环境足迹.
结论:
- 手术患者意识到并关注气候变化及其对健康的影响.
- 患者在医疗保健提供者和机构中重视和优先考虑环境可持续性.
- 医疗保健系统应该积极参与并宣传可持续性努力,以满足患者的期望.
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