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As perceções dos médicos sobre os impactos das alterações climáticas na saúde
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As alterações climáticas têm consequências na saúde humana de várias formas,
contribuindo para o aumento da morbilidade e mortalidade por diversas doenças do foro
respiratório, cardiovascular, infecioso e mental. Compreender como os médicos entendem
as alterações climáticas e as suas consequências para a saúde é fundamental, na medida em
que permite o desenvolvimento de estratégias de prevenção e diagnóstico/tratamento mais
eficazes, bem como atuar no âmbito da adaptação e mitigação, influenciando políticas e
estratégias de intervenção nos diversos territórios.
No entanto, pouco se conhece sobre as perceções dos médicos acerca dos impactos das
alterações climáticas na saúde. Com vista a contribuir para esse conhecimento, procuramos
com esta pesquisa conhecer e compreender como os médicos entendem, explicam e
vivenciam, na sua prática clínica, os impactos das alterações climáticas na saúde humana.
Além disso, importa perceber se se identificam como atores principais na consciencialização
dos seus pacientes sobre os impactos das AC na saúde.
Para concretizar este estudo, recorremos a um desenho metodológico qualitativo que nos
permitisse a compreensão e interpretação do fenómeno do ponto de vista dos sujeitos desta
investigação. Orientamos, ainda, pela abordagem construtivista, porque nos possibilita
conhecer os significados atribuídos à realidade dos sujeitos, levando em consideração os
seus próprios quadros de referência. Devido a estas escolhas, a entrevista semiestruturada e
a análise de conteúdo foram consideradas as técnicas mais adequadas para recolha e análise
de dados.
Os resultados principais desta investigação evidenciam que os médicos estão informados
sobre os efeitos e causas das alterações climáticas e reconhecem os riscos adicionais para a
saúde humana. Eles, ainda, reconhecem o seu papel como atores principais na
conscientização dos pacientes sobre os impactos das AC na saúde. Contudo, ficou expressa
a necessidade de formação, nomeadamente na ligação entre as alterações climáticas e a
saúde, a qual deve ser implementada na educação académica e ao longo da prática
profissional.
Climate change affects human health in several ways, contributing to increased morbidity and mortality from various respiratory, cardiovascular, infectious, and mental diseases. Understanding how physicians comprehend climate change and its impact on health is fundamental to developing more effective prevention and diagnostic/treatment strategies. Furthermore, it involves acting in adaptation and mitigation, influencing policies and intervention strategies in various territories. However, we need to learn more about how physicians perceive the health impacts of climate change. To contribute to this knowledge, we aim this research to comprehend and explore how physicians perceive, explain, and experience, in their clinical practice, the consequences of climate change on human health. In addition, it is crucial to understand whether they identify as the main actors in raising patients' awareness about the health implications of climate change. To conduct this study, we adopted a qualitative methodological design that allows us to understand and interpret the phenomenon from the point of view of the subjects of this investigation. We have also chosen a constructivist approach, as it enables us to explore the meanings attributed to the subjects' reality, considering their frames of reference. Due to these choices, semi-structured interviews and content analysis were considered the most appropriate data collection and analysis techniques. The key findings of this research indicated that physicians are aware of the consequences and causes of climate change, and they recognize the additional threat it poses to human health. They also accept their role as key players in raising patients' awareness of the health impacts of climate change. Nevertheless, the participants of this study express the need for training, especially in integrating the connection between climate change and health into academics and professional practice.
Climate change affects human health in several ways, contributing to increased morbidity and mortality from various respiratory, cardiovascular, infectious, and mental diseases. Understanding how physicians comprehend climate change and its impact on health is fundamental to developing more effective prevention and diagnostic/treatment strategies. Furthermore, it involves acting in adaptation and mitigation, influencing policies and intervention strategies in various territories. However, we need to learn more about how physicians perceive the health impacts of climate change. To contribute to this knowledge, we aim this research to comprehend and explore how physicians perceive, explain, and experience, in their clinical practice, the consequences of climate change on human health. In addition, it is crucial to understand whether they identify as the main actors in raising patients' awareness about the health implications of climate change. To conduct this study, we adopted a qualitative methodological design that allows us to understand and interpret the phenomenon from the point of view of the subjects of this investigation. We have also chosen a constructivist approach, as it enables us to explore the meanings attributed to the subjects' reality, considering their frames of reference. Due to these choices, semi-structured interviews and content analysis were considered the most appropriate data collection and analysis techniques. The key findings of this research indicated that physicians are aware of the consequences and causes of climate change, and they recognize the additional threat it poses to human health. They also accept their role as key players in raising patients' awareness of the health impacts of climate change. Nevertheless, the participants of this study express the need for training, especially in integrating the connection between climate change and health into academics and professional practice.
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Alterações climáticas Racionalidades leigas Saúde Perceções Médicos Climate change Lay rationalities Health Perceptions Physicians
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Ponte, Nidia Maria Carreira - As perceções dos médicos sobre os impactos das alterações climáticas na saúde [Em linha]. [S.l.]: [s.n.], 2023. 151 p.