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Table 3 Predictors of reported motivation to use clinic and patient resilience resources and discuss climate change

From: Frontline clinic perspectives on climate change, human health, and resilience: a national cross-sectional survey

 

All staff

Providers & case workers

Motivation to use clinic resilience resources

Discussion of climate change with patients

Motivation to use patient resources to help prepare

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

Belief that humans are causing climate change

4.39 (1.56, 12.36)*

0.38 (0.80, 1.76)

1.71 (0.37, 7.98)

Knowledge of climate effects on health

1.55 (1.21, 1.99)**

1.03 (0.68, 1.59)

1.14 (0.76, 1.72)

Years of experience doing current job

1.02 (0.85, 1.22)

1.11 (0.81, 1.53)

1.07 (0.80, 1.44)

Concern that extreme weather is affecting job

1.96 (1.60, 2.39)***

0.89 (0.67, 1.18)

1.06 (0.81, 1.39)

Belief that climate change affects patient health

 

1.67 (1.02, 2.75)*

1.85 (1.19, 2.87)**

Confidence in developing disease management plans

 

1.30 (0.96, 1.78)

1.10 (0.82, 1.47)

  1. Legend Unadjusted Odds Ratios (OR) with 95% Confidence Intervals (CI). Results presented of questions asked to all staff (N = 365) and questions asked only to providers & case workers (N = 121). Starred results are statistically significant; * represents α < 0.05, ** represents α < 0.01, and *** represents α < 0.001
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