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. 2024 Nov 22;25:399. doi: 10.1186/s12875-024-02622-y

Table 3.

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

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)

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