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| Title |
How Should Clinicians Weigh the Benefits and Harms of Discussing Politicized Topics that Influence Their Individual Patients’ Health?
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| Published in |
AMA Journal of Ethics, December 2017
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| DOI | 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.12.ecas3-1712 |
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| Abstract |
Health implications of politically charged phenomena are particularly difficult for physicians to discuss with their patients and communities. Addressing climate change and its associated health effects involves trade-offs between health and economic prosperity, necessitating that physicians weigh the potential benefits and risks of discussing climate change health effects. We argue that the potential benefits of physician communication and advocacy ultimately outweigh the potential risks. Therefore, physicians should be supported in their efforts to educate their patients and communities about climate change health effects. Furthermore, democratic deliberation could prove helpful in addressing disagreements among physicians within a practice about such politicized health topics. |
Twitter Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 22 tweeters who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 36% |
| Canada | 2 | 9% |
| South Africa | 1 | 5% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 5% |
| Mexico | 1 | 5% |
| Unknown | 9 | 41% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 10 | 45% |
| Scientists | 6 | 27% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 4 | 18% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 5% |
| Unknown | 1 | 5% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 15 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 15 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 3 | 20% |
| Student > Bachelor | 2 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 2 | 13% |
| Professor | 1 | 7% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 1 | 7% |
| Other | 1 | 7% |
| Unknown | 5 | 33% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 3 | 20% |
| Social Sciences | 2 | 13% |
| Environmental Science | 1 | 7% |
| Psychology | 1 | 7% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 7% |
| Other | 2 | 13% |
| Unknown | 5 | 33% |