According to a survey conducted in Canada in 2021, over 60 percent of respondents agreed that they would choose a virtual healthcare visit because they know that this can reduce healthcare's greenhouse gas emissions.
Distribution of views on the role of virtual care in reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Canada as of 2021
Original question in the source: 'Many studies have found that virtual care, when it is a clinically appropriate option, produces significantly lower greenhouse gas emissions than in-person care. This is mainly because it reduces the need for patients to travel to care facilities, which reduces vehicle use and the associated greenhouse gas emissions. For each statement below, please indicate your level of agreement or disagreement."
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Canada Health Infoway. (September 28, 2021). Distribution of views on the role of virtual care in reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Canada as of 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1304125/opinion-on-virtual-care-reducing-emissions-canada/
Canada Health Infoway. "Distribution of views on the role of virtual care in reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Canada as of 2021." Chart. September 28, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1304125/opinion-on-virtual-care-reducing-emissions-canada/
Canada Health Infoway. (2021). Distribution of views on the role of virtual care in reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Canada as of 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1304125/opinion-on-virtual-care-reducing-emissions-canada/
Canada Health Infoway. "Distribution of Views on The Role of Virtual Care in Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Canada as of 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1304125/opinion-on-virtual-care-reducing-emissions-canada/
Canada Health Infoway, Distribution of views on the role of virtual care in reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Canada as of 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1304125/opinion-on-virtual-care-reducing-emissions-canada/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Distribution of views on the role of virtual care in reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Canada as of 2021 [Graph], Canada Health Infoway, September 28, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1304125/opinion-on-virtual-care-reducing-emissions-canada/
