Speck Cecilia L, DiPietro Mager Natalie A, Mager John N
Ohio Northern University Raabe College of Pharmacy, 525 S. Main St, Ada, OH, 45810 USA.
Ohio Northern University Getty College of Arts & Sciences, 525 S. Main St, Ada, OH, 45810 USA.
Innov Pharm. 2024 May 31;15(2). doi: 10.24926/iip.v15i2.6160. eCollection 2024.
: The effects of climate change are major threats to health and well-being. While the profession of pharmacy can make a difference through patient care activities, sustainability, and advocacy, literature detailing U.S. pharmacist and student pharmacist views on this topic is scant. : To assess Ohio pharmacy interns' knowledge and beliefs regarding climate change and human health as well as its relevance to pharmacy practice and education, and to compare and contrast their perceptions with those of Ohio pharmacists previously surveyed. : An anonymous 31-item electronic survey was emailed to a random sample of 500 pharmacy interns registered in Ohio with questions regarding climate change and health, climate change policy, potential roles for pharmacists and pharmacy interns, pharmacy education, and demographics. Data were analyzed using descriptive and nonparametric statistics, and responses collected from this study were compared with those from the Ohio pharmacist study conducted the previous year. : Ninety-two interns completed the survey. The majority of respondents thought climate change is happening (87%), will harm human health in their community (68%), and is relevant to pharmacists or pharmacy practice (62%). Compared to registered pharmacists, pharmacy interns more often acknowledged these statements and more often identified roles in climate action. Sixty-two percent somewhat or strongly agreed that there should be more education about climate change and health in the pharmacy curriculum. : The majority of Ohio pharmacy interns participating in this survey recognized the impact of climate change on health, believed they have roles in mitigating its effects, and wanted to learn more about it. As these are the first data assessing U.S. pharmacy interns' perceptions of this topic, additional studies should be performed in other parts of the country. Increased education among student pharmacists may help propel the pharmacy profession to take the lead in climate action and sustainability.
气候变化的影响是对健康和福祉的重大威胁。虽然药学专业可以通过患者护理活动、可持续发展和宣传发挥作用，但详细阐述美国药剂师和学生药剂师对该主题看法的文献却很少。
评估俄亥俄州药学实习生关于气候变化与人类健康的知识和信念，以及其与药学实践和教育的相关性，并将他们的看法与之前接受调查的俄亥俄州药剂师的看法进行比较和对比。
向在俄亥俄州注册的500名药学实习生随机样本发送了一份包含31个项目的匿名电子调查问卷，问题涉及气候变化与健康、气候变化政策、药剂师和药学实习生的潜在作用、药学教育以及人口统计学。使用描述性和非参数统计分析数据，并将本研究收集的回复与前一年进行的俄亥俄州药剂师研究的回复进行比较。
92名实习生完成了调查。大多数受访者认为气候变化正在发生（87%），会损害他们所在社区的人类健康（68%），并且与药剂师或药学实践相关（62%）。与注册药剂师相比，药学实习生更常认可这些说法，并且更常确定在气候行动中的作用。62%的人有点或强烈同意药学课程中应该有更多关于气候变化与健康的教育。
参与本次调查的大多数俄亥俄州药学实习生认识到气候变化对健康的影响，相信他们在减轻其影响方面有作用，并希望了解更多相关信息。由于这些是评估美国药学实习生对该主题看法的首批数据，应该在美国其他地区进行更多研究。增加学生药剂师的教育可能有助于推动药学专业在气候行动和可持续发展方面发挥带头作用。
