Epidemiological study of smoking among Japanese physicians

Kaneita, Yoshitaka; Uchida, Takeo; Ohida, Takashi

doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2010.04.015

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“…The prevalence of current smoking among male dentists in 2008 was compared with that among male physicians reported in 2000 and 2008. 19 The percentages of each answer to the questions regarding dentists’ attitudes toward the effects of smoking on their patients were compared among current smokers, former smokers, and nonsmokers. Crosstab procedures were performed using statistical software (PASW Statistics 18, IBM Corporation, NY).…”

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Necessity and Readiness for Smoking Cessation Intervention in Dental Clinics in Japan

Ojima

Hanioka

Tanaka

2012

Journal of Epidemiology

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BackgroundThe necessity and readiness for smoking cessation intervention in dental clinics was assessed by investigating smoking status and stage of behavior change in patients and the attitudes of dentists toward the effects of smoking on their patients, respectively.MethodsA self-administered questionnaire was mailed to 1022 dentists randomly selected from the Japanese Dental Association database. The questionnaire survey consisted of 1 section for dentists and 1 for patients aged 20 years or older and was scheduled to be completed at the dentists’ clinics on a designated day in February 2008.ResultsThe response rate to the questionnaire was 78.2% from among target dental clinics and 73.7% and 74.7% for patient and dentist questionnaires, respectively. Data from 11 370 patients and 739 dentists were analyzed. The overall smoking prevalence among the patients (25.1%) was similar to that reported by the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, and young female patients had a markedly higher smoking prevalence. More than 70% of patients who smoked were interested in quitting. Although the prevalence of current smoking among dentists (27.1%) was significantly higher than that reported among Japanese physicians (15.0%), approximately 70% of dentists were concerned about the effects of smoking on patient health and prohibited smoking inside their clinic.ConclusionsMany smokers who were interested in quitting, particularly young women, visited dental clinics, and most dentists believed that smoking was harmful for their patients. These results indicate that smoking cessation intervention in dental settings is necessary and that dentists are ready to provide such interventions.

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Necessity and Readiness for Smoking Cessation Intervention in Dental Clinics in Japan

Ojima

Hanioka

Tanaka

2012

Journal of Epidemiology

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“…A study of employees at institutes of public health in Serbia from 2006 indicated a high smoking prevalence among all employees (43.9%), among physicians (31.1%) and among nurses (48.1%) 2 . A similar high percentage of smokers among medical staff was reported in some Balkans countries and Tunisia 3-6 , which is higher than in some high-income countries, where smoking prevalence among physicians and nurses has been substantially reduced in the last decades [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] . The 2006 Global Health Professional Survey of students of health sciences in Serbia reported the percentage of current smokers of 34.7% among medical students, 33.8% among students of nursing schools, 29.3% among pharmacy students, and 28.5% among dental students, showing that women smoke more than men in all groups 17 .…”

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Determinants of smoking and smoking cessation among health professionals in Serbia: A cross-sectional study

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“…Surveys on smoking prevalence among medical professionals have been done in other countries, with smoking rates reported to range from 2 to 7% in the USA to 40% in Bosnia and Herzegovina, according to a review. (8) Compared to smoking prevalence of 15.0% for males and 4.6% for females among Japanese physicians, according to the similar survey carried out in 2008 by the Japan Medical Association, (9) the prevalence of smoking was lower among JCA members. These findings suggest that most JCA members acting in the promotion of health and patient care develop a stronger sense of leadership in health promotion.…”

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“…These percentages were similar to those in previous studies targeting physicians in Japan. (9,11) The percentage of medical staff members who advised their patients to stop smoking if they needed to do so for medical reasons was over 90% in the 2010 survey, which was an increase from approximately 85% in surveys carried out in 2000 and 2004. (11) Compared with an international study done in 2006 that included 16 countries, more physicians who smoked advised patients to stop smoking in our study, although non-smoking physicians did so in equal measure.…”

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Smoking prevalence and beliefs on smoking cessation among members of the Japanese Cancer Association in 2006 and 2010

Saika¹,

Sobue²,

Nakamura³

et al. 2012

Cancer Science

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Smoking is a significant contributing factor to disease-related deaths worldwide. Members of the Japanese Cancer Association (JCA) can play a leading role in helping people to live tobacco-free through social action. In 2010, this study assessed smoking prevalence among JCA members and their attitudes toward smoking, smoking cessation, and their responsibilities. Results of the 2010 survey were compared with those of a 2006 survey. Final response rates were 60.8% in the 2006 survey and 47.4% in the 2010 survey, and the current smoking rates were 9.0% and 5.3%, respectively. Regarding concern by current smokers over smoking cessation, the percentage of smokers who were ready to quit smoking within the next month increased from 4.9% to 6.3% between 2006 and 2010. Most JCA members agreed with antismoking actions such as smoking bans in all workplaces, public places, or while walking in the street, regulation restricting the sale and distribution of tobacco to children, tobacco education at school, use of tobacco tax for health, provision of information on tobacco, and smoking cessation support. Approximately 30% of responders disagreed on actions to raise the price of tobacco, regulations restricting the sale of tobacco, health warnings on tobacco packaging, bans on tobacco advertisement, and antismoking campaigns. Barriers to smoking cessation interventions identified were physician's time required to provide interventions, resistance of patients to smoking cessation advice, and lack of education on tobacco control. Not only antismoking actions but also support of smokers by health professionals through adequate education on smoking cessation treatment is needed in the future. (Cancer Sci 2012; 103: 1595-1599 A ccording to the National Health and Nutrition Survey in Japan, smoking prevalence has declined to 19.5% over the last two decades. However, smoking prevalence among females has not declined and approximately 15% of females still smoke. Smoking is the single greatest preventable cause of disease and death in the world today. Smoking causes several sites of cancer.(1,2) Recent research in Japan indicated that 39% and 5% of death from cancer in males and females, respectively, were caused by smoking, as were 44% of deaths in males and 15% of deaths in females from ischemic heart disease and stroke, and 60% of deaths in males and 16% of deaths in females from chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and pneumonia.(3) Another recent research report in Japan said that 30% and 5% of cancer incidence in males and females, respectively, was caused by smoking, as were 34% and 6% of deaths from cancer in males and females, respectively. Respondents were classified as current smokers, former smokers, or never smokers. Current smokers were asked about their attempt to quit in the past 12 months and concern about smoking cessation. The transtheoretical model was used to assess the readiness of smokers for smoking cessation on a change continuum.(6,7) Smokers who were not interested in quitting smoking and were not consider...

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Epidemiological study of smoking among Japanese physicians

Cited by 13 publications

References 6 publications

Necessity and Readiness for Smoking Cessation Intervention in Dental Clinics in Japan

Necessity and Readiness for Smoking Cessation Intervention in Dental Clinics in Japan

Determinants of smoking and smoking cessation among health professionals in Serbia: A cross-sectional study

Smoking prevalence and beliefs on smoking cessation among members of the Japanese Cancer Association in 2006 and 2010

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