Patient safety and climate change: findings from a cross-sectional survey in Germany
Our study highlights patient safety as a public health concern in the era of climate change. The German public appears to view climate change as harmful to patient safety. Our findings also show that it is necessary to carry out diagnoses focused on demographic and socioeconomic factors to determine which aspects should be strengthened through programs aimed at reducing patient safety risks associated with climate change.
Authors
- Hardy Müller
- Beate Sigrid Müller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6745-1047)
- Olga Amberger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2207-6036)
- Max Geraedts (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5596-6246)
- David Schwappach (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8668-3065)
- Dorothea Lemke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1885-1343)
- Anette Christ
Institutions
- Goethe University Frankfurt (DE)
- Philipps University of Marburg (DE)
- University of Cologne (DE)
- Gesundheitsamt (DE)
- Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (CH)
- National Patient Safety Foundation (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2024-11-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-20752-x
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.94