Predictive role of climate change awareness and protective behaviors on quality of life among nursing and midwifery students

This study aims to determine nursing and midwifery students' climate change awareness and protective behaviors against health problems caused by climate change and to evaluate the predictive role of these factors on health-related quality of life.

Climate change is a pressing global challenge impacting human health and well-being. Nurses and midwives, as future healthcare professionals, are at the forefront of addressing these challenges.

Climate change awareness significantly predicted quality of life among nursing and midwifery students. However, protective behaviors against health problems associated with climate change did not support this effect. The study highlights the importance of increasing awareness of the health impacts of climate change and transforming this awareness into behavioral changes. Educational programs should be developed to prepare future healthcare professionals to tackle this global health issue, equipping them with the knowledge and skills required to adapt and respond to the impacts of climate change on health.