Table 3.
Number of articles assessing hazard(s) and clinician responses to questionnaire items.
| Categories | # of Articles | Hazard Exposure | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tobacco Smoke # of Articles a | Tobacco Smoke + Other Exposures a | Other Exposures (Not Including Tobacco Smoke) a | ||
| Attitudes and Beliefs | 25 | |||
| Environmental exposure(s) affect(s) human health | 20 | 3 (3) | 9 (9) | 8 (7) |
| Environmental health history taking should be part of routine practice | 11 | 0 (0) | 8 (8) | 3 (1) |
| Counselling of patients on Environmental exposures can help reduce exposures | 15 | 6 (5) | 6 (4) | 3 (3) |
| Practices | 30 | |||
| Clinician takes routine environmental exposure history | 24 | 12 (8) | 9 (6) | 3 (0) |
| Includes environmental exposure counselling in routine practice | 21 | 14 (10) | 5 (4) | 2 (0) |
| Refers/would refer cases associated with environmental exposures to specialists | 8 | 3 (0) | 4 (4) | 1 (1) |
| Competence/Training | 35 | |||
| Sufficiently informed on environmental exposures | 21 | 6 (2) | 9 (5) | 6 (1) |
| Prior training in environmental health history taking | 21 | 8 (2) | 6 (0) | 7 (1) |
| Requires/interested in more training | 16 | 6 (6) | 4 (4) | 6 (5) |
Note: a Number in brackets indicate number of studies with high proportion of clinicians agreeing to item category.