Climate change and respiratory disease: clinical guidance for healthcare professionals.
Zorana Jovanovic AndersenAna Maria Vicedo-CabreraBarbara HoffmannErik MelénPublished in: Breathe (Sheffield, England) (2023)
To define climate change and describe major related environmental factors that pose a threat to patients with respiratory conditions.To provide an overview of the epidemiological evidence on climate change and respiratory diseases.To explain how climate change interacts with air pollution and other related environmental hazards to pose additional challenges for patients.To outline recommendations to protect the health of patients with respiratory conditions from climate-related environmental hazards in clinical practice.To outline recommendations to clinicians and patients with respiratory conditions on how to contribute to mitigating climate change.
Keyphrases
- climate change
- human health
- clinical practice
- air pollution
- end stage renal disease
- healthcare
- respiratory tract
- chronic kidney disease
- mental health
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- particulate matter
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- risk assessment
- binding protein
- health information
- social media
- life cycle
- patient reported outcomes