| Titre : | What challenges do hospital directors in two Mediterranean countries perceive in implementing climate-smart healthcare? A qualitative study |
| Auteurs : | Marina Antoniou ; Ecole des hautes études en santé publique (EHESP) (Rennes, FRA) |
| Type de document : | Mémoire |
| Année de publication : | 2022 |
| Description : | 33p. / tabl. |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Classement : | MPH22/ (Master EHESP International master of public health - MPH) |
| Mots-clés : | Directeur ; Hôpital ; Politique santé ; Changement climatique ; Rôle du professionnel ; Accès soins ; Enquête qualitative ; Chypre ; Grèce ; Italie ; Portugal ; Espagne |
| Résumé : |
Background: Hospitals directors are an important group of healthcare leaders strategically placed to implement public health policies relating to healthcare provision, such as the emerging climatesmart healthcare. This type of healthcare combines both mitigation and adaptation practices, and its timely implementation is of utmost importance for the significantly climate-impacted area of the Mediterranean. Qualitative research, although scarce in this nascent policy area, has yielded some initial insight into the challenges and opportunities in the field. We used this tool to shed more light on the challenges perceived by these stakeholders at the frontline of the policy implementation with a view to informing actionable healthcare policies in the area.
Methods: Five semi-structured in-depth interviews with hospital directors on the topic of climatesmart healthcare implementation in the Mediterranean were conducted. The nature of the research was principally descriptive and explorative, looking to investigate their perception of the challenges and opportunities related to climate-smart healthcare. A thematic analysis of the transcribed interviews was carried out and this information was examined in context with the current health and climate policy landscape in the respective countries. Results: Three main challenges in the implementation of climate-smart healthcare policies were identified. First, the lack of awareness of the healthcare’s contribution to climate change among the hospital directors and the wider society. Second, the absence of comprehensive climate mitigati on and climate resilience practices from the current healthcare policies. Third, the poor cooperation between the different sectors at local, regional and national level, that results in long delays in the completion of the sustainable healthcare projects. Conclusions: Health policies in the sustainable healthcare field need to be informed by both quantitative and qualitative research. The present qualitative study, focusing on two Mediterranean countries, showed the need for more comprehensive policies that include both climate mitigation and climate resilience practices. Also, it highlighted the importance of raising awareness among stakeholders and supporting intersectoral coordination for the effective and timely implementation of these policies. Large-scale mixed methods research involving more countries and the majority of the relevant takeholders, not only hospital directors, is strongly recommended for more insightful data that could help design timely and actionable climate-smart healthcare policies. |
| Diplôme : | Master MPH of public health |
| Plan de classement simplifié : | Master of Public Health - master international de Santé Public (MPH) |
| En ligne : | https://documentation.ehesp.fr/memoires/2022/mph/marina_antoniou.pdf |
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| Code-barres | Cote | Support | Localisation | Section | Disponibilité |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 096505 | MPH22/0014 | Mémoire | Rennes | Salle des Glénan | Empruntable Disponible |