Health impact studies of climate change adaptation and mitigation measures – A scoping review

The Journal of Climate Change and Health, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 9, С. 100186 - 100186

Опубликована: Ноя. 4, 2022

Climate change affects both mental and physical health. Besides limiting the extent consequences of climate change, mitigation adaptation measures can have additional potentially unintended health impacts. This scoping review outlines how effects been studied in scientific literature. We conducted a systematic literature search databases PubMed, Scopus Web Science without time restriction. All peer-reviewed articles reporting quantified impacts linked to specific were included. Overall, 89 included considered only narrow range determinants outcomes. Adaptation- mitigation-related most frequently investigated environmental air temperature pollution, respectively. Non-communicable diseases predominantly while other relevant outcome categories, such as health, food- nutrition-related issues, communicable rarely reported. The scarcity studies focusing on social providing stratified among vulnerable population groups assessments points an inadequate consideration equity aspects. Increased efforts quantify more comprehensively identify underlying vulnerability factors seem needed. information could provide policymakers with accurate evidence address aspects, limit adverse promote co-benefits measures.

Язык: Английский

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A meta-analysis on the relationship between climate anxiety and wellbeing

Опубликована: Окт. 9, 2023

Climate anxiety refers to the negative emotional reactions that a person can experience in response climate change irrespective of prior direct with it. Research suggests this reaction ranges from successful coping and adaptation clinical-level psychological impairment. The Change Anxiety Scale (CCAS) was designed measure person’s level However, inconsistent results when testing relationship between CCAS scores wellbeing measures have raised questions about scale’s validity usefulness for assessing change’s mental health impacts. Our goal quantitatively direction strength correlations (as indexed by CCAS) wellbeing. We identified 25 studies 60 effect sizes inclusion, meta-analytic indicated strong correlation overall (r = -.296, 95% CI [-.360; -.230], p < .001). estimates were consistent across subscales diagnosis-specific Multilevel meta-regressions used estimate influence potential moderators stronger sample’s mean environmental identity higher, indicative unwellness used. discuss implications nature general, use clinical broader contexts.

Язык: Английский

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Anthropogenic greenhouse CO2 gas sensor based on glassy carbon modified with organoclay/ polypyrrole-alginate nanocomposites in brackish water and seawater

Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 926, С. 116926 - 116926

Опубликована: Окт. 25, 2022

Язык: Английский

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Daylight during winters and symptoms of depression and sleep problems: A within-individual analysis

Environment International, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 183, С. 108413 - 108413

Опубликована: Дек. 30, 2023

With climate change Northern areas of the globe are expected to have less daylight during winters due snow and more cloudiness. While wintertime has been linked mental health problems, role scarcely studied. We examined longitudinal associations for objective exposure global radiation self-reported with symptoms depression sleep problems. Our analytical sample included 15,619 respondents from three Swedish Longitudinal Occupational Surveys Health (2012, 2014 2016). Objective was (MJ/m2, November-January November-February). Subjective based on time outdoors in (<1 hour vs. ≥1 hour, November-January). Symptoms were evaluated using a six-item subscale (Hopkins) Symptom Checklist. Fixed-effects method conditional logistic regression controlled time-invariant participant characteristics by design time-varying covariates added into models. One unit increase four-month averaged associated lower odds depressive (OR 0.69, 95% CI 0.52-0.91). These findings confirmed cumulative 0.91, 0.85-0.98). Individuals reporting winter months likely report 0.72, 0.60-0.82) compared when their <1 hour. Higher three-month suggested protective association suggest that higher may contribute likelihood symptoms.

Язык: Английский

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Translation and validation to the Arabic language of the Climate Change Anxiety Scale (CCAS)

Research Square (Research Square), Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Янв. 8, 2024

Abstract Background The Arab world is one of the global regions most directly concerned by, and suffering from climate change’s adverse consequences. As such, there appears to be a strong need for an understanding how people may emotionally respond change. Providing valid reliable measures change anxiety (CCA) can help gain clear overview situation in countries, allow intervene timely effectively mitigate any effects on people’s mental health. To this end, present study sought validate Arabic language version Climate Change Anxiety Scale (CCAS) sample native Arabic-speaking adults general population Lebanon. Methods This adopted cross-sectional approach enrolled 763 between July September 2023. Results A confirmatory analysis one-factor model showed poor fit indices as follows: CFI = .90, GFI .83, SRMR .048 RMSEA .131 [90% CI .123, .138). two-factor satisfactory with high 0.91 0.04 0.05 0.04, 0.06]. Both McDonald’s omega Cronbach alpha values were overall CCAS score (α .96 ω .96) whole sample. Configural, metric scalar invariance across gender was demonstrated. No significant difference found males females terms total scores (24.53 ± 10.59 vs 26.03 11.17, t(761) -1.82, p .069). Higher CCA, functional impairment cognitive significantly associated higher depression, stress. Conclusion reliability validity its proven. availability self-report measure could offer chance assess CCA among Adults speaking Arabic, spread future use screening research purposes.

Язык: Английский

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