The relationship between climate change worry and sustainability attitudes: a study of nurses
Abstract
Aims: The study is to explores the associations between climate change worry and sustainability attitudes among nurses and to determine whether nurses’ attitudes differ according to various sociodemographic and professional variables. Methods: This study employed a cross-sectional quantitative design and was conducted with 256 nurses working at a training and research hospital in Turkiye. Data were obtained through a Demographic Information Form and validated instruments assessing climate change worry and sustainability attitudes in nursing. The data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistical methods. Results: A statistically significant positive correlation of moderate magnitude was identified between climate change worry and sustainability attitudes (r=0.535, p
Fields of Study & Subjects
Climate Change Communication and Perception
Environmental Education and Sustainability
Climate Change and Health Impacts
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Journal of Medicine and Palliative Care
- Volume
- 7
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 114–120
- Publication date
- 20 February 2026
- Language
- EN