ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Talking about Climate Change and Environmental Degradation with Patients in Primary Care: A Cross-Sectional Survey on Knowledge, Potential Domains of Action and Points of View of General Practitioners.
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- Implementation of decarbonisation actions in general practice: a systematic review and narrative synthesis.BMJ open · 2025Pooled it
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- Ready for a warming world? A multi-domain evaluation of intern doctors' climate-health knowledge and sustainable practice patterns.BMC primary care · 2026Article
- Supporting general practices to develop green action plans to reduce carbon emissions: development and evaluation of the feasibility of a workshop-based intervention.Primary health care research & development · 2026Article
- Implementing climate-sensitive health counselling: a qualitative study with physicians in Germany.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Discussing Human and Environmental Health Co-Benefits Related to Diet and Mobility Behaviours in the Primary Care Setting: A Qualitative Exploratory Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Association Between Climate Change Awareness and Depression & Anxiety: Findings from a U.S. Sample.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
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- Establishing and Defining an Approach to Climate Conscious Clinical Medical Ethics.The American journal of bioethics : AJOB · 2025Article
- Climate change and environmental sustainability in emergency medicine: a narrative review.Annals of translational medicine · 2025Review
- Frontline clinic perspectives on climate change, human health, and resilience: a national cross-sectional survey.BMC primary care · 2024Article
- Patient safety and climate change: findings from a cross-sectional survey in Germany.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Climate-sensitive health counselling in Germany: a cross-sectional study about previous participation and preferences in the general public.BMC public health · 2024Article
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- Addressing AMR and planetary health in primary care: the potential of general practitioners as change agents.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
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- Patients' perceptions of climate-sensitive health counselling in primary care: Qualitative results from Germany.The European journal of general practice · 2023Article
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Abstract
purposeGeneral practitioners (GPs) could play a role in mitigating climate change by raising awareness of its impact on human health and implementing changes to improve population health and decreasing environmental footprints. The aim of this study was to assess GPs' knowledge and perspectives about the health impacts of climate change.
methodA questionnaire was sent to 1972 GPs in the French-speaking part of Switzerland. Knowledge of the impact of environmental degradations and climate change on health and willingness to address climate change with patients, to be exemplary and to act as role models were surveyed as well as demographic characteristics of GPs.
resultsRespondents (N = 497) expressed a high level of self-reported knowledge regarding climate change, although it was lower for more specific topics, such as planetary health or health-environment co-benefits. Participants mostly agreed that it is necessary to adapt clinical practice to the health impacts of climate change and that they have a role in providing information on climate change and its links to human health.
conclusionMost of the GPs were concerned about environmental and climate degradation. However, this study revealed a gap between the willingness of GPs to integrate the impact of climate change on health into their clinical activities and their lack of overall knowledge and scientific evidence on effective interventions. A promising way forward may be to develop co-benefit interventions adapted to the clinical setting on diet, active mobility and connecting with nature.
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