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Exploring climate change’s impact on the cardiopulmonary health of adults livin...
Santos, Omar Portela dos; Alves, Paulo Jorge Pereira; Verloo, HenkBackground: Climate change is affecting public health and well-being. In 2016, Swiss emergency departments (EDs) treated 1,722,000 cases, with 4718 daily admissions. In 2023, the ED of Sion Regional Hospital recorded 75,000 consultations. The links between climate change and health are complex, necessitating urgent research on its impact on cardiopulmonary health in Valais, Switzerland. Raising awareness among ...
Measuring nurses’ knowledge and awareness of climate change and climate-associa...
Santos, Omar Portela dos; Melly, Pauline; Joost, Stéphane; Verloo, HenkBackground: Climate change is a health emergency. Each year, it is estimated to cost more than 230 million years of life expectancy, with 4–9 million premature deaths associated with air pollution, and 9 million excess deaths due to non-optimal temperatures, representing 7% more temperature-related deaths since 2015 and 66% more since 2000. Objective: Identify and evaluate the reliability, fidelity, and validit...
Climate change, environmental health, and challenges for nursing discipline
Santos, Omar Portela dos; Melly, Pauline; Joost, Stéphane; Verloo, HenkCurrent data and scientific predictions about the consequences of climate change are accurate in suggesting disaster. Since 2019, climate change has become a threat to human health, and major consequences on health and health systems are already observed. Climate change is a central concern for the nursing discipline, even though nursing theorists’ understanding of the environment has led to problematic gaps th...
Effectiveness of educational interventions to increase skills in evidence-based...
Santos, Omar Portela dos; Melly, Pauline; Hilfiker, Roger; Giacomino, Katia; Perruchoud, Elodie; Verloo, Henk; Pereira, FilipaBackground: Using evidence-based practice (EBP) improves the implementation of safe, high-quality healthcare for patients, reduces avoidable costs, and plays a crucial role in bridging knowledge–action gaps and reducing health inequities. EBP combines the best available evidence in the relevant literature with patient preferences and values and healthcare professionals’ (HCPs) expertise. Methods: Systematic sea...