Development and validation of a Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) questionnaire for healthcare professionals on environmental sustainability in healthcare in Southern Africa
F1000Research,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
13, P. 1308 - 1308
Published: March 26, 2025
Background
The
triple
planetary
crisis
of
climate
change,
environmental
pollution,
and
biodiversity
loss
is
increasingly
driving
poor
health
outcomes
worldwide.
Healthcare
systems
services
are
often
not
environmentally
sustainable
compound
the
problem,
while
healthcare
professionals
also
recognised
as
key
leaders
in
advancing
healthcare.
To
adopt
this
leadership
position,
professionals’
knowledge,
attitudes,
practices
regarding
sustainability
must
be
established.
This
article
reports
development
validation
a
new
instrument
for
purpose
that
corresponds
to
specificities
Southern
African
context.
Methods
Questionnaire
followed
seven-stage
process.
Information
was
obtained
from
2021
study
titled
‘South
Professionals’
Knowledge,
Attitudes,
Practices
Regarding
Environmental
Sustainability
Healthcare:
A
Mixed-Methods
Study’
develop
instrument.
sourced
literature
generate
first
questionnaire
with
29
items.
following
stages
included
two
rounds
expert
input,
separated
by
pilot
target
population
receive
feedback
instrument’s
structure,
relevance,
length.
Content
validity
determined
through
statistical
analysis.
Results
Feedback
received
nine
experts
stage
13
pilot-study
participants
four
incorporated
improve
questionnaire.
In
six,
rated
seven
experts.
content
index
calculated
at
different
stages,
after
which
indices
were
compared.
Following
final
edit,
has
24
closing
analysis
scale
average
(S-CVI/Ave)
0,922;
indicates
excellent
validity.
Conclusion
assesses
attitudes
Africa
been
developed
validated.
can
now
used
further
studies
Africa.
Language: Английский
Building competency to deal with environmental health challenges: experiences and a proposal
Frontiers in Public Health,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
12
Published: Nov. 18, 2024
The
global
landscape
of
professional
training
in
environmental
health,
encompassing
ecological
public
health
or
lacks
consistent
implementation
for
programs
practitioners,
clinical
professionals,
and
individuals
across
various
disciplines,
as
well
standardized
curricula
undergraduates.
This
gap
is
related
to
the
overall
lack
capacity
addressing
population
impacts
triple
challenge
pollution,
biodiversity
loss,
climate
change,
impeding
worldwide
transition
development
sustainability.
paper
reviews
existing
approaches
their
potential
address
challenges
within
necessarily
tight
timescale.
Spreading
best
practice
appears
feasible
even
without
substantial
additional
resources,
through
reorientation
current
practices
via
comprehensive
multi-disciplinary
programs.
By
adopting
international
focus
education
can
shift
from
future
decision-makers
enhancing
competencies
professionals
institutions.
Language: Английский