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- Title
Changement climatique et santé : opinions des médecins généralistes et des patients en Polynésie française.
- Authors
Walter, Marie; Fiquet, Laure; Maury, Arnaud
- Abstract
Background: Climate change (CC) is a threat to global health. The opinions of general practitioners (GP) and patients in French Polynesia on the link between CC and health are not known. Objectives: The main objective was to describe the perceptions of GP and patients of CC and its impacts on health. The secondary objective was to study the possible role of GP in addressing CC. Methods: The study area includes the islands of Tahiti and Moorea in French Polynesia. Sixty-four randomly selected GP practising in surgeries or free clinics were sent a paper survey. In seven randomly selected general practices and free clinics, one hundred and fourteen patients were interviewed with a paper survey. The GP and patient surveys were taken from an English-language study and translated into French. Results: Forty-eight GP surveys (75%) and 90 patient surveys (79%) were analysed. Most patients (53%) said they had never thought about the link between CC and health. They said that they have high trust in their GP (83%) but only 13 % of them had ever talked about environmental health with their doctor. Among GP, 56% felt that current and future CC is relevant to primary care. They anticipated a significant increase in the impact of CC on seven out of nine climate-sensitive diseases over the next 10-20 years. Meanwhile, 46% of GP thought that they should play an active role in addressing CC with their patients and 44% had no opinion. Conclusion: GP in Tahiti and Moorea and their patients are concerned about the health impacts of CC but don't talk about this topic in the medical setting. A qualitative method would enable us to explore the perceptions of GP and patients on the links between CC and health.
- Subjects
FRENCH Polynesia; MOOREA (French Polynesia); TAHITI (French Polynesia : Island); GENERAL practitioners; PATIENTS' attitudes; CLIMATE change &; health; ENVIRONMENTAL health; SURGICAL clinics; PATIENT surveys
- Publication
Environnement, Risques & Santé, 2022, Vol 21, Issue 6, p409
- ISSN
1635-0421
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1684/ers.2022.1686