Current practices and perceived barriers to tobaccotreatment
delivery among healthcare professionals from 15
European countries. The EPACTT Plus project

Girvalaki, Charis; Mechili, Enkeleint A.; Papadakis, Sophia; Nikitara, Katerina; Demin, Andrey; Trofor, Letitia; Lila, Arben; Harutyunyan, Arusyak; Saliaj, Aurela; Dimitrievska, Deska; Lozano, F.; Bakhturidze, George; Ayesta, Javier; Przewoźniak, Krzysztof; Cattaruzza, Maria Sofia; Zdraveska, Marija; Lovše, Mihaela; Kilibarda, Biljana; Stoyka, Otto; Behrakis, Panagiotis; Bizel, Pierre; Starchenko, Polina; Spahija, Shkumbin; Radu-Loghin, Cornel; Vardavas, Constantine

doi:10.18332/tpc/115033

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“…These are carcinogenic compounds produced when nitrate is converted to nitrite by both aerobic and anaerobic metabolic routes that involve nitrate or nitrite reductase as the two key enzymes. This is followed by nitrosation which involves a chemical reaction between nitrite and nicotine [ 52 , 53 ].…”

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The ultra-structural, metabolomic and metagenomic characterisation of the sudanese smokeless tobacco ‘Toombak’

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“…While this approach has been found to increase the likelihood of a quitting attempt, the delivery of brief smoking cessation assistance appears to be well below desirable levels. In a survey carried out amongst healthcare professionals from 15 European countries, only 41.2% always asked about patients' smoking status, 47.1% advised smokers to quit, 29.5% provided brief counseling (3–5 min), and 14.9% provided follow‐up appointments (Girvalaki et al., 2020). Healthcare professionals have reported having insufficient time to counsel patients to quit smoking (Girvalaki et al., 2020; Grech et al., 2020; Meijer et al., 2019), lacking knowledge and skills in delivering brief tobacco cessation interventions (Girvalaki et al., 2020; Grech et al., 2020; Martínez et al., 2017), and recalling few positive experiences when helping smokers to quit (Grech et al., 2020; Martínez et al., 2017), which discourages them to take an active role.…”

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Impact of a nurse‐led brief tobacco cessation training program for healthcare professionals

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2021

Public Health Nursing

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Objective To assess the impact of a tobacco cessation training program on healthcare professionals' smoking cessation practices, counseling‐related opinions, and attitudes about their role in tobacco control. Design A single group pre‐ and post‐design. Sample Eligible participants (n = 133) were health professionals who attended a training program between September 2018 and June 2019 at specific training sites in Malta. Measurements An already established questionnaire was used to compare healthcare professionals' practices, opinions, and attitudes before the training program, and at 3‐month follow‐up. Intervention A public health nurse‐led, 3‐hr training intervention addressing tobacco use and tobacco cessation with emphasis on the 5As (Ask, Advise, Assess, Assist and Arrange) framework. Results Healthcare professionals were favorably disposed towards counseling patients to stop. While participants still found it difficult to get clients to quit and lacked the time to counsel patients, they were more likely to deliver tobacco cessation interventions frequently at follow‐up. Conclusion Despite these challenges, this training program was found useful by the participants, who took a more comprehensive approach to address tobacco use. Public health nurses are encouraged to take a leading role in tobacco cessation training initiatives as part of their efforts to improve population health.

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“…In line with this, studies among non-pregnant persons during the COVID-19 pandemic have shown an increase in smoking cessation attempts and a higher motivation towards smoking cessation [ 10 , 21 ]. Specific reasons given for smoking cessation were to live a healthier life, to have healthier lungs, to be healthier, and to help in recovery from a potential coronavirus infection [ 10 , 17 ]. Conversely, a lower cessation rate could also have been anticipated in the COVID-19 group as women experienced the COVID-19 pandemic as stressful [ 4 ].…”

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“…Previous studies have shown that men and non-pregnant women changed their lifestyle habits during the COVID-19 pandemic [ 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 ]. Most studies reported decreased levels of exercise during the lockdown compared to before [ 8 , 11 , 18 ].…”

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Lifestyle Habits among Pregnant Women in Denmark during the First COVID-19 Lockdown Compared with a Historical Period—A Hospital-Based Cross-Sectional Study

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The first national lockdown in Denmark due to the COVID-19 pandemic was declared on 11 March 2020. From this date, national restrictions were imposed. We aimed to assess the potential influence of this first nationwide lockdown on exercise, alcohol consumption, and smoking in early pregnancy. Using a cross-sectional study based on routinely collected patient-reported data, we compared the lifestyle habits of women who were pregnant during the first phase of the pandemic (COVID-19 group) (n = 685) with those of women who were pregnant the year before (Historical group) (n = 787). We found a reduction in any exercise (PR = 0.91, 95% CI (0.84 to 0.99), in adherence to national recommendations of exercise (PR = 0.89, 95% CI (0.80 to 0.99), in cycling (15% vs. 28%, p < 0.0001), and swimming (0.3% vs. 3%, p = 0.0002) in the COVID-19 group compared with the Historical group. The prevalence of binge drinking was reduced in the COVID-19 group compared with the Historical group (PR = 0.80, 95% CI (0.68 to 0.93). In contrast, the prevalence of any weekly alcohol consumption and smoking cessation during pregnancy was similar between groups. Our findings indicate that national restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic influenced the lifestyle habits of pregnant women and should be addressed in antenatal counseling.

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Current practices and perceived barriers to tobaccotreatment delivery among healthcare professionals from 15 European countries. The EPACTT Plus project

Cited by 13 publications

References 20 publications

The ultra-structural, metabolomic and metagenomic characterisation of the sudanese smokeless tobacco ‘Toombak’

The ultra-structural, metabolomic and metagenomic characterisation of the sudanese smokeless tobacco ‘Toombak’

Impact of a nurse‐led brief tobacco cessation training program for healthcare professionals

Lifestyle Habits among Pregnant Women in Denmark during the First COVID-19 Lockdown Compared with a Historical Period—A Hospital-Based Cross-Sectional Study

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