2014
DOI: 10.1155/2014/321657
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Knowledge about Health Effects of Cigarette Smoking and Quitting among Italian University Students: The Importance of Teaching Nicotine Dependence and Treatment in the Medical Curriculum

Abstract: Aims of the study were to compare medical students (MS) to non-MS with respect to their knowledge of smoking and to investigate the effect of a short educational intervention on MS knowledge. MS (n = 962) and students of architecture and law (n = 229) were asked to complete a 60-item questionnaire addressing knowledge of smoking epidemiology and health effects (“Score 1”), and effectiveness of cessation treatments (“Score 2”). Upon completion of questionnaire, fourth year MS received a lecture on tobacco depen… Show more

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“…Similar results have been reported in Italian medical students, who have marginally higher knowledge about smokingrelated diseases and cessation methods than non-medical students. 29 Alcohol consumption of more than 70 units per year and exposure to secondhand smoke in the home were independent risk factors for current smoking. The relationship between smoking and alcohol consumption underlines the need for common targeting campaigns.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 97%
“…Similar results have been reported in Italian medical students, who have marginally higher knowledge about smokingrelated diseases and cessation methods than non-medical students. 29 Alcohol consumption of more than 70 units per year and exposure to secondhand smoke in the home were independent risk factors for current smoking. The relationship between smoking and alcohol consumption underlines the need for common targeting campaigns.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 97%
“…However, limited and inconsistent levels of tobacco training are currently being provided to health care students [8, 16–19]. …”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Birçok çalışmada sigarayı bırakmayı isteme oranlarının sorulduğunu ve bu oranların yaklaşık %20 -80'ler arasında değiştiğini görmekteyiz. 4,6,7,10,13,18,20,25,26 Sigara kullanan öğrencilerin önemli bir kısmının bırakmak istediği anlaşılmaktadır. Bu dönemde bırakma motivasyonlarını güçlendiren önerilerde bulunmak, öğrencileri cesaretlendirerek profesyonel yardım almaları için yol göstermek ve tedavilerinde yardımcı olmak tütün kontrolüne büyük katkı sağlayacaktır.…”
Section: Tütün Kullanma Davranışı Bırakmayı Kolaylaştıran Ve Zorlaştunclassified
“…Ulusal ve uluslararası çalışmalarda sigarayı bırakma oranları %6 ile 74 arasında değişmektedir. 4,6,7,10,18,20,22,25 Bizim çalışmamızda da öğrencilerin önemli bir kısmı bırakmak istiyordu. Bırakmanın önündeki engelle-rin anlaşılması ve uygun destek ile başarılı bırakma giri-şimlerinin artması mümkündür.…”
Section: Tütün Kullanma Davranışı Bırakmayı Kolaylaştıran Ve Zorlaştunclassified
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