Awareness, worry, and hope regarding climate change among nurses: A cross-sectional study
Date
2023Metadata
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Fertelli, T. K. (2023). Awareness, worry, and hope regarding climate change among nurses: A cross-sectional study. Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health, 78(7-8), 413-422.Abstract
ABSTRACT
Purpose: The aim of this study is to determine nurses’ awareness, worry and hope levels
about climate change.
Design and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted with 511 nurses. Data were
collected using a Personal Information Form, the Global Climate Change Awareness Scale,
the Climate Change Worry Scale, and the Climate Change Hope Scale.
Findings: The mean scores of the participating nurses obtained from the Climate Change
Awareness Scale (71.72 ± 18.11) and Climate Change Worry Scale (35.36 ± 10.51) and Climate
Change Hope Scale (38.67 ± 8.80) were moderate, and there was a significant positive correlation
between them.
Conclusions: The nurses who participated in this study had moderate levels of climate
change-related awareness, worry, and hope. As their climate change awareness scores
increased, their worry and hope scores also increased. Interventions that will raise climate
change awareness in nurses such as education programs and awareness campaigns may
increase their levels of worry and hope that will mobilize them for the solution to the climate
change problem.