What do medical students know about sustainable development?

IF 3 2区环境科学与生态学 Q1 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education Pub Date : 2024-08-28 DOI:10.1108/ijshe-11-2023-0532

Arda Borlu, Tuğba Coşkun Aslan, Hasan Durmus, Neslihan Öner, Ayşe Nur Tat

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the level of sustainability consciousness (SC) and sustainable development (SD) awareness of medical students, as well as to identify the factors associated with them.

Design/methodology/approach

This cross-sectional and descriptive study was conducted among 1,435 medical students. The socio-demographic questionnaire and the sustainability consciousness questionnaire (SCQ-L) were the data collection instruments.

Findings

A significant proportion of medical students had not heard of the concept of SD (63.6%), only 7.9% of the participants reported that they could define the SD concept. Female gender and good economic status were associated with significantly higher median SCQ-L total score (p = 0.001). Although all SD goals are closely related to health, almost half of the medical students reported no impact on SD. Besides, 47.8% of the medical students reported that physicians could have an active role in achieving SD.

Social implications

As the realization of SD and health services are closely linked, it is important to examine the sustainability knowledge, attitude and behavior of health professionals.

Originality/value

This study examined the SD awareness and SC knowledge, attitude and behavior among medical students, the leading health-care professionals of the future.

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医学生对可持续发展了解多少？

目的本研究旨在评估医学生的可持续发展意识（SC）和可持续发展（SD）认知水平，并确定与之相关的因素。研究结果相当一部分医学生没有听说过可持续发展的概念（63.6%），只有 7.9% 的参与者表示他们能够定义可持续发展的概念。女性性别和经济状况良好与 SCQ-L 总分中位数明显较高有关（p = 0.001）。虽然所有 SD 目标都与健康密切相关，但近一半的医学生表示对 SD 没有影响。社会意义由于可持续发展的实现与医疗服务密切相关，因此研究医疗专业人员的可持续发展知识、态度和行为非常重要。

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International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education Multiple-

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6.60

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19.40%

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期刊介绍： The aim of International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education is to provide up-to-date information on new developments and trends on sustainability in a higher education context, and to catalyse networking and information exchange on sustainable development as a whole, and on the SDGs in particular, on a global basis. Authors are invited to submit papers from the following areas: Environmental management systems, Sustainable development, Sustainable Development Goals, Curricular innovation, Campus greening, Operational aspects of universities, Energy, water, recycling, waste management, Planning and design of campuses, Environmental reports, Environmental policies and action plans, Staff and student initiatives. Other themes associated to the above or emerging topics will also be considered