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Patients' Perception of Climate Change and Healthcare

Sponsor
University of Alberta (Other)
Overall Status
Not yet recruiting
CT.gov ID
NCT05816447
Collaborator
(none)
320
Enrollment
19.1
Anticipated Duration (Months)

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

This study aims to investigate the patients' perception of the negative impact of the healthcare industry on climate change, their attitude of climate change and their health, and their view of seeing a change in the healthcare system to reduce climate change.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Behavioral: interview

Detailed Description

Climate change is a threat to human health which in turn increases burden on our healthcare system. Healthcare is also a very polluted industry which has a huge contribution to climate change. It is important to take action and the intergovernmental panel on climate change (IPCC) has put out a warning of 'Code Red for Humanity' urging immediate action from all of humanity to combat climate change. This is important because if no action is taken, irreversible damage might result on our planet which will become a challenge in terms of living conditions, food source, and health.

Therefore, this study aims to investigate the patients' perception of the negative impact of the healthcare industry on climate change, their attitude of climate change and their health, and their view of seeing a change in the healthcare system to reduce climate change. This will produce data on the knowledge gap in our patients and thereby empower them to request and target our education for patients, and in turn encourage the healthcare system to reflect on their environmental sustainable practices.

Study Design

Study Type:
Observational [Patient Registry]
Anticipated Enrollment :
320 participants
Observational Model:
Cohort
Time Perspective:
Prospective
Official Title:
Patients' Perception of Climate Change and Healthcare - a Cross-section Cohort Study in a Single Institution in Canada
Anticipated Study Start Date :
May 1, 2023
Anticipated Primary Completion Date :
Dec 1, 2024
Anticipated Study Completion Date :
Dec 1, 2024

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

  1. Patients' awareness of climate change from the healthcare industry [Baseline]

    If patients are aware (Yes or No) of climate change effects from healthcare industry via a questionnaire

Secondary Outcome Measures

  1. To evaluate their attitude on climate change, view of change in the healthcare system to reduce climate change [Baseline]

    To evaluate their attitude on climate change, as well as their view of seeing a change in the healthcare system to reduce climate change. There are a set of interview questions (questionnaires) in a Likert scale or Yes/No to assess this as this is a qualitative study

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:
19 Years and Older
Sexes Eligible for Study:
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Yes
Inclusion Criteria:

  • All adult patients > age of 18 years old

  • Willing and able to read/listen and understand English, on the hospital ward ie. Not Emergency Department

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patient refusal

  • Patients are unable to consent

  • Confusion or disorientated in time, space and person

Contacts and Locations

Locations

No locations specified.

Sponsors and Collaborators

  • University of Alberta

Investigators

None specified.

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.
Responsible Party:
University of Alberta
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT05816447
Other Study ID Numbers:
  • Pro00128836
First Posted:
Apr 18, 2023
Last Update Posted:
Apr 18, 2023
Last Verified:
Mar 1, 2023
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
No
Plan to Share IPD:
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:
No
Keywords provided by University of Alberta
Environmental sustainability
Anesthesia
Healthcare

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Apr 18, 2023