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Those Aware of Climate Change's Health Impact Have More Interest in Cancer Screenings
TUESDAY, Dec. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- There is a significant correlation between climate change health awareness and the desire for cancer screening, according to a brief communication published online Dec. 13 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Zhiyu Qian, M.D., from Harvard Medical School in Boston, and colleagues explored the link between individuals' awareness of the health impacts of climate change and interest in cancer screening. The analysis included data from the 2021 Health Information National Trends Survey.
The researchers observed a statistically significant association between recognition of climate change as a personal health threat and interest in cancer screening. Odds of reporting interest in cancer screening were higher both among those who thought that climate change would harm their health "some" (adjusted odds ratio, 1.73) and those who thought climate change would harm their health "a lot" (adjusted odds ratio, 1.84).
"Cancer care is multidisciplinary and extremely complex. You need a well-functioning health care system for it to work," senior author Alexander P. Cole, M.D., from Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, said in a statement. "Raising awareness is a big piece as is changing the health care system. There are so many exciting opportunities to do this through public awareness, health care delivery, and lifestyle and diet modifications where you can do things that are great for planetary health as well as for patients' health and cancer risk."
One author disclosed ties to the pharmaceutical industry.
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Burnout, Lack of Fulfillment Linked to Physician Intention to Leave
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Burnout, lack of professional fulfillment, and other well-being-linked factors are associated with intention to leave (ITL) among physicians, according to a study published online Dec. 15 in JAMA Network Open.
Jennifer A. Ligibel, M.D., from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, and colleagues describe the prevalence of burnout, professional fulfillment, and ITL among physicians at academic-affiliated health care systems. Data were included from 18,719 academic physicians who responded to a survey.
The researchers found that 37.9 percent of the respondents met the criteria for burnout, 39.3 percent met the criteria for professional fulfillment, and 32.6 percent reported moderate or greater ITL, with variation across specialties. Each 1-point increase in burnout was associated with ITL after adjustment for demographics (odds ratio, 1.52), while there was an inverse association for each 1-point increase in professional fulfillment with ITL (odds ratio, 0.64). Inverse associations with ITL were seen for each 1-point increase in supportive leadership behaviors, peer support, personal-organizational values alignment, perceived gratitude, COVID-19 organizational support, and electronic health record helpfulness after adjustment for demographics, burnout, and professional fulfillment. Direct associations with ITL were seen for each 1-point increase in depression and negative impact of work on personal relationships.
"These results underscore the importance of the connections between academic physicians and both institutional leadership and mission, as well as point to the need for developing initiatives with a comprehensive approach that considers burnout, professional fulfillment, and other organizational and individual-level well-being factors to help prevent physician turnover," the authors write.
One author disclosed ties to Marvin Behavioral Health Inc.
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