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{"title":"Pediatric climate distress: A scoping review and clinical resource","authors":"Jeremy D. Wortzel ,&nbsp;Ver-Se Denga ,&nbsp;Jeshtha Angrish ,&nbsp;Larissa Dooley ,&nbsp;Iliana Manjón ,&nbsp;Sherwin Shabdar ,&nbsp;Amy D. Lykins ,&nbsp;Suzie Cosh ,&nbsp;Paul A. Bain ,&nbsp;Andrew Toyin Olagunju ,&nbsp;James McKowen","doi":"10.1016/j.joclim.2024.100349","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.joclim.2024.100349","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>Climate change is the public health crisis of our time, with young people particularly at risk. Climate change has been associated with increased prevalence of psychiatric disorders. Psychological concerns pertaining to the Earth's future have also been cited as contributing to negative emotions now termed ‘climate distress’. While previous reviews have addressed the various ways climate change affects pediatric mental health, this scoping review aims to specifically explore pediatric climate distress and its implications for clinical practice.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>2548 articles were extracted from multiple databases, titles, abstracts, and full texts were screened blinded and in duplicate using the web-based platform Covidence. Quantitative and qualitative original research papers published in English between January 1, 2000 and April 29, 2024 that studied pediatric climate distress were included.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Forty-two articles met the inclusion criteria, along with 10 additional grey literature sources. Among quantitative studies, 81 % found that 50 % or more of respondents reported negative climate emotions and 86 % of qualitative studies reported that “all” or “most” respondents expressed negative climate emotions. Additionally, 63 % of studies measuring distress severity reported high distress levels. Therapeutic interventions addressing climate distress were found to be effective and were categorized thematically into three groups: Education-Emotion Focused, Nature-Engagement Based, and Activism-Civic Related.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>This review shows that while there is a growing body of literature that illustrates how young people have negative emotions pertaining to climate change, there is need for increased diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to clinically address these growing challenges.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":75054,"journal":{"name":"The journal of climate change and health","volume":"20 ","pages":"Article 100349"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142553007","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Extreme heat and cardiovascular mortality among structurally marginalized populations in the United States: A scoping review","authors":"Cory Sejo ,&nbsp;Natasha Mehta ,&nbsp;Samantha Wilairat ,&nbsp;Michele Barry ,&nbsp;Michelle C. Odden ,&nbsp;Andrew Y. Chang","doi":"10.1016/j.joclim.2024.100343","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.joclim.2024.100343","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>Extreme heat and heat waves have long been recognized as a significant risk factor for cardiovascular disease exacerbations and death. Differential outcomes among structurally marginalized populations are less well understood, and in particular, the impact of this environmental hazard on cardiac mortality deserves further exploration for these populations.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A scoping review was conducted to characterize the scientific literature examining the impact of extreme heat on cardiovascular mortality among structurally marginalized populations in the United States. Using relevant medical subject headings (MeSH) and key terms, a systematic search of the indexing databases of Pubmed, Embase, and Web of Science for English-language manuscripts published from inception to July 2023 for primary research, systematic reviews, meta analyses, and narrative reviews was performed.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>4674 articles were screened, of which 33 which met inclusion criteria. The majority (73 %) of these were primary quantitative research studies, all of which were observational in nature. Half of the research designs were cohort studies. The most common marginalized group described was that of older adults (79 % of manuscripts), while race/ethnicity (42 %), sex/gender (42 %), and lower socioeconomic status (49 %) were also commonly explored. Most studies assessed aggregated composite cardiovascular mortality as the primary end point, with only four fractionating myocardial ischemia/infarction as the cause of death.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Future directions of study for the field include additional analyses of other marginalized groups including differently-abled, immigrant, outdoor laborers, incarcerated peoples, Hispanic/Latinx, Native American, and Asian American/Pacific Islander populations, as well as determining the impact of diverse socioeconomic parameters, and examining disaggregated cardiac outcomes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":75054,"journal":{"name":"The journal of climate change and health","volume":"20 ","pages":"Article 100343"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142529789","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Climate emotions, parenting plans, and racial difference in the United States","authors":"Jade S. Sasser ,&nbsp;Emily Klancher Merchant","doi":"10.1016/j.joclim.2024.100346","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.joclim.2024.100346","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>Increasing attention is being paid to the relationship between climate change, emotional and mental distress, and feelings about raising children. These studies often overlook the role of demographics, race in particular, despite evidence that racial minority groups in the U.S. experience more detrimental climate impacts and express more climate concern than do white communities. This survey was conducted to elucidate the relationship between race, climate emotions, and parenting plans in the U.S.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>We surveyed 2489 people in the U.S. between the ages of 22 and 35 in September 2021. Because we were interested in the role of race, we oversampled those who identified as non-white/people of color. The survey assessed participants’ emotions with respect to climate change, and their emotions with respect to birthing and raising children (parenting) in the context of climate change.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Nonwhite respondents were more likely than white respondents to report feeling traumatized as a response to climate change, and to plan to have fewer future children than they wanted as a result of their climate-related emotions. They were also more likely to report feeling more optimistic and hopeful in response to climate change and in response to raising existing children in the context of climate change. White women were least likely to report any positive emotions with respect to parenting during climate change. White men were most likely to report non-feeling emotions such as numbness, indifference, or being checked out. Christian respondents were more likely to report feeling positive emotions overall.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>This study highlights race as a statistically significant factor in the reporting of climate emotions and parenting plans. It demonstrates that climate change has contradictory impacts on the emotions of nonwhite people of color, while having a negative impact on childbearing plans. We call for further research into the role of race in climate-related emotions and parenting plans, particularly with respect to the impacts of traumatized feelings, as well as the roles of religion and positive emotions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":75054,"journal":{"name":"The journal of climate change and health","volume":"19 ","pages":"Article 100346"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142427466","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Impact of climate change on rheumatic diseases: A scoping review","authors":"Tamiko R. Katsumoto ,&nbsp;Liya Stolyar ,&nbsp;Chathurika L. Dandeniya ,&nbsp;Hong Nei Wong ,&nbsp;Cristina M. Lanata ,&nbsp;Titilola Falasinnu ,&nbsp;Thomas Bush","doi":"10.1016/j.joclim.2024.100338","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.joclim.2024.100338","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><p>Although the impacts of climate change on human health conditions are reasonably well documented, specific influences on rheumatic diseases remain incompletely characterized. The goal of this scoping review was to better understand how climate change is impacting rheumatic diseases, either directly or indirectly, as well as how climate change affects the geographical distribution of infectious diseases with arthritogenic manifestations, which will impact rheumatic disease care.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>A scoping review was conducted according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR).</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>149 papers were identified regarding the impact of climate change related exposures on patients with rheumatic diseases. The most common climate-related exposure was air pollution, with other factors including excess heat or cold, precipitation, exposure to ultraviolet light, and malnutrition. The vast majority of studies identified associations of climate related factors with increased disease activity or incidence. 105 studies were identified that addressed the influence of climate change on the observed or projected changes in the geographical range of diseases with arthritogenic manifestations spread by arthropods or environmental vectors. The majority of studies focused on dengue, Lyme disease and chikungunya and found an increase in the geographical range with climate change. A grey literature search of rheumatology organization websites suggests that the field of rheumatology remains inadequately prepared for climate change impacts.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>The existing literature was summarized and gaps were highlighted that are deserving of further exploration such that rheumatologists can be better prepared to care for their patients, educate them on potential health harms, and advocate for policies to proactively address the climate crisis.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":75054,"journal":{"name":"The journal of climate change and health","volume":"19 ","pages":"Article 100338"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667278224000415/pdfft?md5=93cc0e4521936dcb47335b9942ef6ed7&pid=1-s2.0-S2667278224000415-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141984989","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Rapid review of the impacts of climate change on the health system workforce and implications for action","authors":"Kiera Tsakonas ,&nbsp;Simi Badyal ,&nbsp;Tim Takaro,&nbsp;Chris G. Buse","doi":"10.1016/j.joclim.2024.100337","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.joclim.2024.100337","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><p>The cascading impacts of climate change have significant implications for public health and healthcare delivery globally. This review explores how climate change impacts the health system workforce (both public health and healthcare service delivery), and what adaptation strategies are being deployed to mitigate against extreme climate events.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>The review draws from English language peer-reviewed articles published between 2003 and 2023, that forefront experiences and adaptations to climate change events as they relate to the health system workforce. Out of 1662 articles, upon completing title and abstract review, two reviewers completed full-text review of 130 articles, removing 92 for not meeting inclusion criteria, resulting in 38 articles. Articles were analyzed in relation to the World Health Organization Climate Resilient Health Systems Framework.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Emergent themes highlight occupational health impacts such as physical hazards, burn out and psychosocial impacts. Adaptive strategies to address these impacts include bolstering transformative leadership praxis, psychosocial support provision, emergency preparedness and planning, and scaling up climate-related emergency preparedness through the development of climate change core competencies and multi-sectoral collaboration strategies.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Our review illustrates the limitations and opportunities of current adaptive strategies being utilized to support the healthcare workforce around the world, highlights the need for immediate emissions reductions that will reduce future hazards, and provides recommendations for how these findings can be applied to better prepare the health workforce for a range of climate futures.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":75054,"journal":{"name":"The journal of climate change and health","volume":"19 ","pages":"Article 100337"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667278224000403/pdfft?md5=037a47d73ecbf96d2ab0babd41b97475&pid=1-s2.0-S2667278224000403-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141843301","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The human health burden of climate change: Non-economic losses and ethical considerations towards achieving planetary health","authors":"Martha Teshome","doi":"10.1016/j.joclim.2024.100336","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.joclim.2024.100336","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Climate change presents an urgent and growing threat to the health and well-being of people and the planet. More frequent and intense heatwaves, droughts and floods are breaching critical ecosystem boundaries, causing cascading impacts that are increasingly complex to govern. Unsustainable development pathways and economic choices that are fueling the climate crisis are also directly engendering global health issues. Furthermore, the global response to climate change has been uneven and the lack of a conceptual framework for loss and damage has allowed developed countries the latitude to adopt differing takes on its framing, undermining the urgency and progression of the loss and damage mechanism to the detriment of developing countries. Current research on the governance of climate ethics posits that while economic and legal considerations largely influence climate policies, decision-making processes in climate adjacent sectors such as health need to be further grounded on ethically sound principles. Framing the health impacts of climate change as a moral issue can therefore be viewed as an effort to reshape the current political discourse with a humanistic lens and move the international community and state-level actors to action. The framing of this issue is particularly important as it recenters the focus on human health as an imperative for effective climate policies rather than as a contributor to the cache of peripheral co-benefits. It also underscores climate change as an ethical issue, in which failure to respond to the climate impacts can worsen health inequities, especially for socially and economically marginalized communities and vulnerable groups.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":75054,"journal":{"name":"The journal of climate change and health","volume":"19 ","pages":"Article 100336"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667278224000397/pdfft?md5=0bf9eb5db67f0658c0211b819f4705c0&pid=1-s2.0-S2667278224000397-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141851803","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Impact of extreme heat and heatwaves on children's health: A scoping review","authors":"Laura H Schapiro ,&nbsp;Mark A McShane ,&nbsp;Harleen K Marwah ,&nbsp;Megan E Callaghan ,&nbsp;Mandy L Neudecker","doi":"10.1016/j.joclim.2024.100335","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.joclim.2024.100335","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><p>Due to climate change, the frequency of heatwaves and extreme heat events (EHE) has increased over the last five decades and is expected to continue increasing.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>In this scoping review, we searched the literature for how EHEs and heatwaves impact pediatric health and how children can adapt to these threats. We used the PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews framework and searched several databases for studies pertaining to pediatric health, heatwaves, and EHEs.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>The search generated 1719 studies that were screened by the authors. Ultimately, 113 studies were included in this review. We found that extreme heat exposure leads to a variety of adverse health outcomes in pediatric patients; some of the most notable are increased risks of adverse birth outcomes, including preterm birth and low birth weight. Extreme heat exposure was also associated with increased rates among children of emergency department visits, asthma exacerbations, heat illness, and impaired school performance.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Children will continue to face the repercussions of extreme heat as global temperatures continue to rise. It is imperative that future research includes adaptation measures to help keep children healthy and safe during periods of extreme heat.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":75054,"journal":{"name":"The journal of climate change and health","volume":"19 ","pages":"Article 100335"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667278224000385/pdfft?md5=5d444c1eaea404be1dbe584beb9d8ab2&pid=1-s2.0-S2667278224000385-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141847249","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Governance to enable climate resilient development of healthcare systems – A conceptual overview","authors":"Sophie Robinson ,&nbsp;Glenn Hoetker ,&nbsp;Kathryn Bowen","doi":"10.1016/j.joclim.2024.100334","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.joclim.2024.100334","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Climate resilient development (CRD) is a future-focused solutions framework encapsulating climate adaptation and mitigation activities. It aims to prevent and prepare for the worst impacts of climate change whilst supporting sustainable development. When considering sustainability in healthcare systems, CRD goes beyond the current narrow focus on adaptation and mitigation to a more productive and integrated focus on <em>how</em> healthcare systems must equitably develop and transform to preserve the interconnected health of human and natural systems.</p><p>The field of governance has received insufficient attention as a key determinant of CRD in healthcare systems, despite being a crucial enabling condition. It is through governance that climate resilient development policies are created, supported, implemented, and monitored. In this perspective we share a review that found no papers concerning how governance can enable CRD of healthcare systems followed by a broadened search which revealed a growing focus on elements of CRD (climate adaptation and mitigation) and barriers to climate adaptation and mitigation in healthcare systems.</p><p>To respond to this gap, this perspective suggests there is value in jointly considering healthcare systems, climate resilient development and governance. We argue that transdisciplinary research combining these topics could provide practical and novel guidance for stakeholders involved in the pursuit of CRD of healthcare systems and could strengthen policy responses and actions.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":75054,"journal":{"name":"The journal of climate change and health","volume":"19 ","pages":"Article 100334"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667278224000373/pdfft?md5=7af4b89993c44d9ea1f2567da161222c&pid=1-s2.0-S2667278224000373-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141842534","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Health impacts of climate-change related natural disasters on persons with disabilities in developing countries: A literature review","authors":"Taslim Uddin ,&nbsp;Anika Tasnim ,&nbsp;Md Redwanul Islam ,&nbsp;Mohammad Tariqul Islam ,&nbsp;A.K.M. Salek ,&nbsp;Md Moniruzzaman Khan ,&nbsp;James Gosney ,&nbsp;M Atiqul Haque","doi":"10.1016/j.joclim.2024.100332","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.joclim.2024.100332","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Climate change is identified as the foremost health threat in the present era, resulting in a broad range of negative health impacts on individuals, families, and communities. Marginalized populations in developing countries are particularly affected. This literature review explored the health impacts of climate change-related natural disasters on persons with pre-existing physical and mental disabilities in developing countries.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>The Joanna Briggs Institute [JBI] evidence synthesis guideline was applied and results were reported following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses [PRISMA] guidelines. PubMed, PsycINFO, Scopus, and Embase databases were searched using terms related to ‘persons with disabilities’ (PWD), ‘climate change’, and “developing countries” and types of natural disasters considered to result from climate change. Selected articles were reviewed and thematic analysis was performed.</p></div><div><h3>Findings</h3><p>Fourteen articles were included of which five generalized across multiple countries and nine profiled specific developing countries including Bangladesh, China, Haiti, India, Nepal, Philippines, South Africa, Tuvalu, and Uganda. Five key themes were identified: [i] impact on PWD physical health, [ii] impact on PWD mental health, [iii] resilience and coping strategies of PWD in disasters, [iv] PWD involvement in inclusive disaster planning, and [v] climate-change related natural disasters on PWD in developing countries as a human rights issue.</p></div><div><h3>Interpretation</h3><p>This review underscores the lack of literature related to negative health impacts of climate change-related natural disasters on persons with pre-existing physical and mental disabilities in developing countries. Additional research is required to better understand these impacts as well as contributing social and economic factors and facilitative coping and resilience strategies in climate-related natural disasters. Addressing these gaps can inform development of effective, disability-inclusive disaster management practices which contribute to more equitable climate-change related health and rights-based outcomes for PWD in developing countries.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":75054,"journal":{"name":"The journal of climate change and health","volume":"19 ","pages":"Article 100332"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266727822400035X/pdfft?md5=10288c8225adb499c19ec69f8c0dc02f&pid=1-s2.0-S266727822400035X-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141710343","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The impact of climate change on hospice and palliative medicine: A scoping and narrative review","authors":"David Harris ,&nbsp;Bhargavi Chekuri ,&nbsp;Aldebra Schroll ,&nbsp;Nisha Shah ,&nbsp;Laadi Swende ,&nbsp;Collins Uzuegbu ,&nbsp;Pamela Young","doi":"10.1016/j.joclim.2024.100323","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joclim.2024.100323","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><p>Climate change's severe impact on human health is becoming increasingly evident, particularly for vulnerable populations with serious illnesses. Climate-related extreme weather events are expected to increase demand for hospice and palliative care due to rising respiratory illnesses, heat-related issues, waterborne diseases, and aggravated chronic conditions. Our scoping review aimed to investigate the existing literature on climate change's impact on hospice and palliative medicine (HPM).</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>We conducted a comprehensive literature search across various databases (e.g., Medline, EMbase, Web of Science, and Cochrane) using predefined climate change and HPM terms, resulting in 382 records. Following predetermined inclusion and exclusion criteria, 44 articles were selected for full-text review, and 20 were included for final analysis. In light of the limited literature on climate change's impact on HPM, we also sought narratives from HPM practitioners from across the world on their experiences in a changing climate.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Six major themes emerged: 1) The impact of climate change on HPM in low-income countries; 2) Descriptive pieces on climate change, climate disasters, and HPM; 3) Morbidity and mortality after climate disasters in the seriously ill population; 4) Discussion of euthanasia during climate disasters; 5) Recommendations and frameworks for disaster response in the field of HPM; 6) Carbon footprint of hospices. Additionally, narratives from HPM practitioners highlighted the disruptive effects of climate disasters on seriously ill patients and their caregivers as disasters caused care interruptions, reduced access to crucial health infrastructure, exacerbations of illness, accelerated disease progression, and increased morbidity and mortality.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Existing research on climate change's impact on HPM is primarily anecdotal and descriptive, with a focus on climate-related disasters. Narratives from HPM practitioners worldwide underscore the disproportionate impact of climate disasters on seriously ill patients. Further research is necessary to comprehensively understand climate's intricate effects on HPM and to assess adaptable, mitigative, and resilient solutions against its adverse impacts.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":75054,"journal":{"name":"The journal of climate change and health","volume":"18 ","pages":"Article 100323"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667278224000269/pdfft?md5=df76a576c5a5226c4cada4a5d95922c9&pid=1-s2.0-S2667278224000269-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141480482","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}