Knowledge, risk perception and information needs of general practitioners regarding potential health effects of electromagnetic fields: A scoping review of the scientific literature

IF 1.4 4区医学 Q4 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Radioprotection Pub Date : 2023-11-08 DOI:10.1051/radiopro/2023038

F. Forster, L. Ermel, C. Riesmeyer, R. Jung, K. Lüthy, P. Wullinger, T. Weinmann

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Abstract

We aimed to summarise the evidence regarding the knowledge, risk perception and information needs of general practitioners (GPs) regarding electromagnetic fields (EMF). To achieve this aim, we searched for relevant articles in PubMed and additional sources, screened them based on the inclusion criteria and extracted relevant information from the eligible articles. Included manuscripts were summarised via narrative synthesis. Out of 274 records, nine articles from five different studies (all from Europe) were included. All studies reported considerable concern about the possible negative health-effects caused by EMF among GPs. In most of the studies GPs, indicated insufficiently covered information needs concerning EMF. Four studies reported that GPs were consulted by patients regarding potential health effects of EMF. The level of concern regarding health effects of EMF among GPs is high, while their information needs are insufficiently satisfied. It remains unclear what factors determine this concern. Likewise, there is little data on GPs’ actual level of knowledge on EMF and health. Future studies may take new perspectives such as concepts from communication science and use additional methods like qualitative techniques. Moreover, the communication of scientific evidence about EMF towards GPs needs to be improved in order to enable them to provide evidence-based counselling.

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关于电磁场潜在健康影响的全科医生的知识、风险认知和信息需求:科学文献的范围审查

我们旨在总结关于全科医生(gp)关于电磁场(EMF)的知识、风险感知和信息需求的证据。为了实现这一目标，我们在PubMed和其他来源中搜索相关文章，根据纳入标准对其进行筛选，并从符合条件的文章中提取相关信息。通过叙述综合对所包括的手稿进行总结。在274条记录中，包括了来自5项不同研究(均来自欧洲)的9篇文章。所有研究都报告了电磁场对全科医生可能造成的负面健康影响。在大多数研究中，全球定位系统指出，关于电磁场的信息需求没有得到充分的覆盖。四项研究报告称，病人向全科医生咨询了电磁场对健康的潜在影响。全科医生对电磁场健康影响的关注程度很高，而他们的信息需求却没有得到充分满足。目前尚不清楚是什么因素决定了这种担忧。同样，关于全科医生对电磁场和健康的实际知识水平的数据也很少。未来的研究可能会采用新的视角，如传播科学的概念，并使用其他方法，如定性技术。此外，需要改进向全科医生传播电磁场的科学证据，以便使他们能够提供基于证据的咨询。

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Radioprotection ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES-PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

CiteScore

3.30

自引率

54.50%

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审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Radioprotection publishes articles on all aspects of radiological protection, including non-ionising as well as ionising radiations. Fields of interest range from research, development and theory to operational matters, education and training. The very wide spectrum of its topics includes (theoretical and practical aspects): dosimetry, instrument development, specialized measuring techniques, epidemiology, biological effects (in vivo and in vitro) and risk and environmental impact assessments.