Physicians’ views of patient–planetary health co-benefit prescribing: a mixed methods systematic review

Journal article

Health professionals are increasingly called to become partners in planetary health. Using patient–planetary health (P–PH) co-benefit prescribing framing, we did a mixed methods systematic review to identify barriers and facilitators to adopting P–PH co-benefit prescribing by physicians and mapped these onto the Capability, Opportunity, Motivation, and Behaviour (COM-B) model and Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF). We searched electronic databases from inception until October, 2022, and did a content analysis of the included articles (n=12). Relevant categories were matched to items in the COM-B model and TDF. Nine barriers and eight facilitators were identified. Barriers included an absence of, or little, knowledge of how to change practice and time to implement change; facilitators included having policy statements and guidelines from respected associations. More diverse study designs that include health professionals, patients, and health-care system stakeholders are needed to ensure a more holistic understanding of the individual, system, and policy levers involved in implementing clinical work informed by planetary health.

Authors: Redvers, N; Wright, K; Hartmann-Boyce, J; Tonkin-Crine, S

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Journal: Lancet Planetary Health
• Volume: 7
• Issue: 5
• Pages: e407-e417
• Publication date: 2023-05-08
• DOI: 10.1016/s2542-5196(23)00050-5
• ISSN: 2542-5196
• Language: English
• Keywords: FFR