Clinical trial NCT06310447: Determination of Ecological Awareness and Attitudes Levels of Undergraduate Physiotherapy Students in Istanbul
Official title: Determination of Ecological Awareness and Attitudes Levels of Undergraduate Students Studying in The Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Department in Istanbul
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Ecological and Environmental Concepts
Keywords: ecological awareness
ecological attitude
physiotherapy and rehabilitation
carbon footprint
Lead sponsor: Istanbul Bilgi University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-03-15
Enrollment: 151
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 30
Standard ages: ADULT
Observational model: COHORT
Time perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: The population of the research consists of 2nd, 3rd and 4th grade undergraduate students studying and living in the physiotherapy and rehabilitation department in Istanbul.

Brief summary: The natural environment, which is the living environment of all living things; Technological advances and industrialization activities are being affected more and more negatively every day. Increasing energy demand and resource consumption due to population growth lead to negative consequences on ecological balance, such as environmental pollution, climate change and loss of natural environments. Health services have also increased resource use with the advancement of technology and caused negative effects on the environment. Health services have been slow to understand their impact on the environment. The aim of the study is to determine the environmental awareness and environmental attitude levels of physiotherapy and rehabilitation department students, to popularize the field of "Environmental Physiotherapy" and to enable the training of physiotherapist candidates with high environmental awareness.

Detailed description: The natural environment, which is the living environment of all living things; Technological advances and industrialization activities are being affected more and more negatively every day. Increasing energy demand and resource consumption due to population growth leads to negative consequences on ecological balance, such as environmental pollution, climate change and loss of natural environments. Health services have also increased resource use with the advancement of technology and caused negative effects on the environment. Health services have been slow to understand their impact on the environment. The aim of the study is to determine the environmental awareness and environmental attitude levels of physiotherapy and rehabilitation department students, to popularize the field of "Environmental Physiotherapy" and to enable the training of physiotherapist candidates with high environmental awareness. In this descriptive study planned on physiotherapy and rehabilitation department students studying in Istanbul, participants who meet the inclusion criteria and volunteer for the study will be included. "Socio-demographic information form", "Ecological Footprint Awareness Scale", "Environmental Awareness Scale", "Environmental Attitude Scale" and 5-question survey forms prepared by the researchers will be used to collect data.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Residing in Istanbul
* Being a physiotherapy and rehabilitation undergraduate student
* Being a 2nd, 3rd or 4th grade student
* Volunteering to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

* Being a first year student of physiotherapy and rehabilitation
* Refusing to participate in the study

Primary outcomes:
measure: Ecological Footprint Awareness Scale
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Environmental Awareness Scale
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Environmental Attitude Scale
timeFrame: Baseline
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Participant Information Form
timeFrame: Baseline
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Istanbul
country: Turkey
facility: Istanbul Bilgi University
Study officials:
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