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Nurse Educ Today. 2024 Jan;132:106041. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2023.106041. Epub 2023 Nov 10.
Climate change is an evolving phenomenon that impacts the quality of life and human health, especially of the vulnerable and marginalized, the chronically ill, children and women worldwide. International health organizations are including the mitigation of climate change in their agenda and healthcare professionals are having a progressively active role in this fight, by generating knowledge, training and advocacy. It is becoming increasingly important for healthcare students to understand how the environment influences health and the measures and precautions that the health community can implement in the fight against climate change in order to meet the future needs of populations and communities.
The main objective is to describe the degree of knowledge and interest of nursing students of the Comunidad de Madrid about climate change in order to explore their need for training and education on the subject, and ultimately meet the future needs of patients and healthcare institutions.
SETTING/PARTICIPANTS: The population sample selected consists of nursing students of any year of 14 different universities in the Comunidad de Madrid.
This descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out using the "International Health Survey" questionnaire, validated and published by the principal investigator from George Mason University, reformulated, under permission, for the study population. The data collection has been carried through direct contact with institution's directors.
Survey's results have shown participants to have lack of training and education regarding the effects of climate change, while demonstrating concern, interest and motivation in learning. Results also reveal differences between students based on gender, the year of attendance, and the type of university (public, private, or affiliated).
Including climate change education in the nursing school curricula of Comunidad de Madrid would benefit healthcare institutions as future nurses will be prepared to meet the needs of populations and communities and be active in reducing the effects of climate change.
气候变化是一种不断演变的现象，影响着生活质量和人类健康，尤其是全球的弱势群体和边缘人群、慢性病患者、儿童和妇女。国际卫生组织已将气候变化减缓纳入其议程，医疗保健专业人员在这场斗争中发挥着越来越积极的作用，他们正在生成知识、培训和倡导。了解环境如何影响健康以及卫生界可以采取哪些措施和预防措施来应对气候变化，以满足未来人口和社区的需求，对医疗保健学生来说变得越来越重要。
本研究主要目的是描述马德里自治区护理专业学生对气候变化的知识和兴趣程度，以探讨他们对气候变化相关培训和教育的需求，并最终满足未来患者和医疗机构的需求。
地点/参与者：选择的研究对象为马德里自治区 14 所不同大学的任何年级的护理专业学生。
这是一项描述性的横断面研究，使用了乔治梅森大学的主要研究者验证和发表的“国际健康调查”问卷，并经许可对研究人群进行了重新制定。通过与机构负责人的直接联系进行数据收集。
调查结果表明，参与者在气候变化影响方面缺乏培训和教育，同时表现出关注、兴趣和学习的积极性。结果还显示，学生的性别、年级和大学类型（公立、私立或附属）之间存在差异。
将气候变化教育纳入马德里自治区的护理学校课程将使医疗机构受益，因为未来的护士将有能力满足人口和社区的需求，并积极参与减少气候变化的影响。
