Risk perception of Chinese elderly: An urban study on adaptation to climate change

Kınay, Pelin; Morse, Andrew P.; Morrissey, Karyn; Yücel, Mehmet Refik; Staddon, Philip L.

doi:10.1080/27658511.2021.1988384

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“… 112 A study undertaken in Suzhou, Hefei, and Xiamen on the risk perception of the elderly Chinese showed that the respondents were highly aware of climate change, and they were very worried about the health impacts of climate change. 114 , 115 Research conducted between 2017 and 2019 in six Chinese cities: Dongguan, Guyuan, Hangzhou, Yancheng, Yangzhou, and Suzhou, indicates that residents in heavily polluted areas often conflate air pollution with climate change. However, individuals with higher education, greater wealth, and younger age demonstrate a better understanding of the scientific nuances of climate change and its impacts.…”

Section: Climate Change Adaptation Initiatives In Chinamentioning

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China’s public health initiatives for climate change adaptation

Ji,

Xia,

Liu

et al. 2023

The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific

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Section: Climate Change Adaptation Initiatives In Chinamentioning

confidence: 99%

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Xia,

Liu

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“…-Part 3: Elderly's previous information about climate change and its effect on health and source of information if present. Tool II: Climate change knowledge questionnaire: This tool was developed by the researcher after reviewing the relevant literatures (28)(29)(30)(31)(32) to assess baseline knowledge of elderly about climate change and related health impact. It included 32 ).…”

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Climate Change and Health: Effect of Awareness Program on Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Community Dwelling Elderly

Ibrahim,

Abd Elmawla,

Ali

2023

Tanta Scientific Nursing Journal

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Background: Climate change is the biggest global health threat of the 21 st century with both direct and indirect effects on human health especially for vulnerable groups as elderly. So, it's important to raise their awareness about climate change to reduce its adverse effect on health. Aim: To evaluate the effect of awareness program on knowledge, attitudes and practices of community dwelling elderly regarding climate change and health. Method: A quasi-experimental, pre and post intervention research design was implemented. A convenience sample of 72 community dwelling elderly attending El-Amal elderly club in Mansoura city. Tools: Five tools were used for data collection; Demographic and Health profile structured interview sheet, Climate change knowledge questionnaire, Elderly's attitude toward climate change self-rating scale, Elderly's self-reported practices about their adaption towards climate change checklist and Elderly's awareness level about climate change and its effect of health questionnaire. Results: There were significant improvement in elderly's total mean score of knowledge, practices, attitudes and awareness after 3 months from implementation of the awareness program than before (P=0.000**). Also, a statistically significant strong positive correlation was found between the total knowledge score of the studied elderly and both total practices scores, total attitudes scores and total awareness score after implementation of the awareness program Conclusion: The awareness program improved knowledge, attitudes and practices of community dwelling elderly about climate change and health. Recommendations: Dissemination of developed illustrated awareness program booklet about climate change and health to all elderly at Mansoura City should be done.

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Risk perception of Chinese elderly: An urban study on adaptation to climate change

Cited by 2 publications

References 53 publications

China’s public health initiatives for climate change adaptation

China’s public health initiatives for climate change adaptation

Climate Change and Health: Effect of Awareness Program on Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Community Dwelling Elderly

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