Climate Awareness Among Healthcare Students: an Educational Study on Carbon Footprint and Climate Change Awareness
16. mai 2026 oppdatert av: Hatice YAĞCI KARAMANLI, Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University
This research was planned to investigate whether the education provided in universities causes a change in carbon footprints and climate change.
Studieoversikt
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Forhold
Intervensjon / Behandling
Detaljert beskrivelse
Climate change is considered one of the most fundamental threats to global public health in the 21st century, making it imperative that university students, who will be the healthcare professionals of the future, have a comprehensive awareness of this issue.
Since the university period is a critical stage where individuals build their professional identities and assume social responsibility, equipping the younger generation with climate literacy is vital for a sustainable future.
The younger generation, in addition to being the group most exposed to the long-term effects of the climate crisis, also has the potential to be agents of change in solution processes.
Healthcare students hold a strategic position in this process; the healthcare sector is responsible for approximately 4-5% of global carbon emissions, and students in this field being able to manage their own carbon footprint forms a foundation for implementing "green hospital" practices in the future .
Furthermore, understanding the relationship between climate change and health risks such as increased respiratory illnesses, vector-borne diseases, and food insecurity will enable these students, who will be among the most trusted professional groups in society, to play a transformative role in both clinical practice and public health advocacy.
Therefore, carbon footprint and climate awareness training for healthcare students is not only about creating environmental awareness but also an academic and ethical step towards making healthcare systems more resilient to the climate crisis.
Studietype
Intervensjonell
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130
Fase
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Kontakter og plasseringer
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Studiekontakt
- Navn: Hatice YAĞCI KARAMANLI
- Telefonnummer: +905339352570
- E-post: hatice.y70@hotmail.com
Deltakelseskriterier
Forskere ser etter personer som passer til en bestemt beskrivelse, kalt kvalifikasjonskriterier. Noen eksempler på disse kriteriene er en persons generelle helsetilstand eller tidligere behandlinger.
Kvalifikasjonskriterier
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- Voksen
- Eldre voksen
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Ja
Beskrivelse
Inclusion Criteria:
- Being over 18 years old, being a volunteer, being a healthcare student
Exclusion Criteria:
- Not being a volunteer
Studieplan
Denne delen gir detaljer om studieplanen, inkludert hvordan studien er utformet og hva studien måler.
Hvordan er studiet utformet?
Designdetaljer
- Primært formål: Forebygging
- Tildeling: N/A
- Intervensjonsmodell: Enkeltgruppeoppdrag
- Masking: Ingen (Open Label)
Våpen og intervensjoner
Deltakergruppe / Arm |
Intervensjon / Behandling |
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Eksperimentell: Deney
A climate awareness training will be given to volunteer health students studying at Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University's Ermenek Uysal and Hasan Kalan Health Services building.
Data collection tools will be administered to the students before and two weeks after this training.
The data will be compared to determine if there has been a change in the students' carbon footprint and climate change awareness.
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A climate awareness training will be given to volunteer health students studying at Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University's Ermenek Uysal and Hasan Kalan Health Services building.
Data collection tools will be administered to the students before and two weeks after this training.
The data will be compared to determine if there has been a change in the students' carbon footprint and climate change awareness.
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Hva måler studien?
Primære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Tiltaksbeskrivelse |
Tidsramme |
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Carbon Footprint Awareness Scale
Tidsramme: At the start of the training and 2 weeks after the training.
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The scale, developed by Üstgörül, Akkaya, Palazzo, and Micozzi (2024) to measure individuals' awareness of their impact on the environment through greenhouse gas emissions, has 19 items in its final version.
The scale is structured using a 5-point Likert scale, rated from 1 (Strongly Disagree) to 5 (Strongly Agree).
It consists of 5 sub-dimensions: Transportation (3 items), Fuel Consumption (3 items), Electricity Consumption (5 items), Food Consumption (5 items), and Waste Management (3 items).
When the psychometric properties of the scale were examined, it was determined that it explained 56.09% of the total variance and the internal consistency coefficient (Cronbach's Alpha) was 0.88 for the total scale.
The reliability coefficients of the sub-dimensions ranged from 0.72 to 0.83.
Validated in the Turkish context (Asian and European cultural synthesis) and on individuals over 18 years of age (especially Generation Z), this tool allows for the systematic examination of psychological a
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At the start of the training and 2 weeks after the training.
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Global Climate Change Awareness Scale
Tidsramme: At the start of the training and 2 weeks after the training
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The "University Students' Awareness Scale Regarding Global Climate Change", developed by Deniz, İnel, and Sezer (2021) to determine the awareness levels of university students regarding global climate change, is structured on a 5-point Likert scale (1) ranging from "Not aware at all" to (5) "Completely aware".
The scale consists of 21 items and four sub-dimensions.
When the psychometric properties of the scale were examined, it was determined that it explained 57.72% of the total variance and the Cronbach's Alpha internal consistency coefficient for the scale as a whole was 0.826.
The results of the confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) confirmed that the four-dimensional structure of the scale exhibited excellent and acceptable levels of fit with the data.
This instrument is a valid and reliable measurement tool for measuring the awareness of university students regarding climate change in its different dimensions .
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At the start of the training and 2 weeks after the training
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Generelle publikasjoner
- Üstgörül, S., Akkaya, B., Palazzo, M., & Micozzi, A. (2024). Development and validation of carbon footprint awareness scale for boosting sustainable circular economy. Sustainability, 16(18), 8199. https://doi.org/10.3390/su1618819 Deniz, M., İnel, Y., & Sezer, A. (2021). Awareness scale of university students about global climate change. International Journal of Geography and Geography Education (IGGE), (43), 252-264 Guzman, V., Baez, S., & Marquet, P. A. (2021). Climate change education for health professionals: A systematic review. Medical Teacher, 43(6), 668-676. Watts, N., Amann, M., Arnell, N., Ayeb-Karlsson, S., Beagley, J., Belesova, K., ... & Montgomery, H. (2020). The 2020 report of The Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: Responding to converging crises. The Lancet, 397(10269), 129-170. World Health Organization [WHO]. (2021). Health and climate change survey report: Tracking global progress. World Health Organization. Xie, E., De Barros, E. F., Abelsohn, A., Stein, A. T., & Philippe, J. K. (2019). Medical education for a changing climate: Curriculum for a new era. Academic Medicine, 94(12), 1839-1840.
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Studer hoveddatoer
Studiestart (Antatt)
15. mai 2026
Primær fullføring (Antatt)
12. juni 2026
Studiet fullført (Antatt)
30. desember 2026
Datoer for studieregistrering
Først innsendt
6. mai 2026
Først innsendt som oppfylte QC-kriteriene
6. mai 2026
Først lagt ut (Faktiske)
12. mai 2026
Oppdateringer av studieposter
Sist oppdatering lagt ut (Faktiske)
20. mai 2026
Siste oppdatering sendt inn som oppfylte QC-kriteriene
16. mai 2026
Sist bekreftet
1. mai 2026
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