Assessing Sustainable Behaviors and Health Impacts of Climate Change

Evaluation of Educational Activity for Increasing Environmentally Sustainable Behaviors and Awareness of Climate Change Health Effects in 60-72 Month Old Children

The relationship between climate change, sustainability and child health is complex and important. These three concepts are interacting factors and have significant impacts on children's health. Sustainability measures are vital to protect child health by mitigating the impacts of climate change. At the same time, children's education and awareness is an important factor that will contribute to future generations living in a sustainable world. As a society, tackling climate change and striving for a sustainable future is crucial to ensure that children live healthy and safe lives. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the education program and educational videos to be applied to children in terms of environmentally sustainable behaviors and awareness of the health effects of climate change in 60-72-month-old children studying in Eskişehir Odunpazarı Municipality Day Care Center and Nurseries. In addition, in this study, it was aimed to measure the level of global climate change awareness of parents and to evaluate the relationship with children's environmentally sustainable behaviors.

Study Overview

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Conditions: Child Health; Climate Change
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: education

Detailed Description

The data will be obtained from 60-72 month old children and their parents who are studying in Day Care Centers and Nurseries of Eskişehir Odunpazarı Municipality in 2023-2024.

Within the scope of the study, a detailed explanation of the study, informed consent forms and questionnaire forms will be delivered to the parents and children through their teachers. The questionnaire form prepared by utilizing the literature will be applied to the parents and children who agree to participate in the study. Subsequently, the education program to be prepared for the intervention group will be implemented in selected day care centers and nurseries. Four weeks after the educational intervention, the children will be reached again and the children in the intervention group will be asked to fill out the questionnaire form for the second time.

The population of the study consisted of 132 children aged 60-72 months who were studying in Day Care Centers and Nurseries of Eskişehir Odunpazarı Municipality in 2023-2024.

In the study, when type 1 (α) error was taken as 5% and type 2 error (1-β) was taken as 90%, it was calculated with the G*Power 3.1 statistical program that there should be at least 36 people in the intervention group when the effect size was accepted as 0.50. Considering those who could not continue the study, it was planned to be conducted with a total of 38 students in order to reach the required sample size.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Estimated): 38
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Eskişehir
    • Odunpazarı, Eskişehir, Turkey, 553 723 43 57
      • Ezgi Yücel

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Child
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• The study will include children aged 60-72 months and their parents, whose consent was obtained from parents and children.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Children with any condition that prevents them from attending school (any chronic medical condition that prevents them from participating in the study) and mainstreaming students (children in need of special education; children with adaptation difficulties, dyslexia, autism diagnosis, attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder) will not be included in the study.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Prevention
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Sequential Assignment
• Masking: Triple

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Other: Children aged 60-72 months-before; As a data collection tool, two separate questionnaires were prepared for parents and children by utilizing the literature. The questionnaire form prepared for children consists of 3 parts. The first part includes some variables thought to be related to climate change and sustainability, the second part includes the questions '' Environmental Sustainability Scale for 60-72 Month-old Children" and the third part includes questions about health effects of climate change. The questionnaire form prepared before the intervention will be applied to children who agree to participate in the study.	Other: education; Training program on Health Impacts of Sustainable Behaviors and Climate Change
Other: Children aged 60-72 months-after; In the intervention phase, the effectiveness of the training program and training videos to be applied to children will be evaluated in terms of sustainable behaviors towards the environment and awareness of the health effects of climate change in 60-72 month old children.	Other: education; Training program on Health Impacts of Sustainable Behaviors and Climate Change

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
increasing sustainable behaviors	Changes in the ''Environmental Sustainability Scale for 60-72 Months Old'' score. The questionnaire form prepared for children consists of 3 parts. The first section includes some variables that are thought to be related to climate change and sustainability, and the second section includes '' Environmental Sustainability Scale for 60-72 Month-old Children" and the third part includes questions about the health effects of climate change.	6 months
raising awareness of the health impacts of climate change	Changes in the total score for questions on the effects of climate change on children's health.	6 months
raising awareness of global climate change	As a data collection tool, two separate questionnaires were prepared for parents and children by utilizing the literature. The parent questionnaire consists of three parts. The first part includes sociodemographic characteristics of parents and children (age of the parent, age of the child (month), gender of the parent, gender of the child, parental education level, occupation of the parent, family income status), the second part includes some variables thought to be related to climate change awareness, sustainability and health effects of climate change, and the third part includes the questions of the "Global Climate Change Awareness Scale".	6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Eskisehir Osmangazi University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): January 15, 2024
• Primary Completion (Estimated): March 1, 2024
• Study Completion (Estimated): July 1, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: February 19, 2024
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 26, 2024
• First Posted (Estimated): March 4, 2024

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimated): March 4, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 26, 2024
• Last Verified: February 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Sustainability; Climate Change; Impacts of Climate Change on Child Health
• Other Study ID Numbers: drezgiyucel0000000193593877

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No