Knowledge, attitudes and tobacco use among nursing and physiotherapy students

Abstract

This paper presents an update in tobacco use characteristics amongst nursing and physiotherapy students. Those results have showed a need to improve the curricula in order to develop specific programmes to improve knowledge, attitudes and beliefs. Measures to prevent smoking must be taken at school.

Changes and specificities in health behaviors among healthcare students over an 8-year period

“…Accordingly, health behaviours and coping mechanisms could be different according the curricula (medical, nurse, pharmacy and physiotherapist students). Knowledge of risk behaviors among medical students is sparse [ 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 ] and there are even fewer studies on nursing, pharmacy and physiotherapy students [ 25 , 26 ] While much is known about individual lifestyle risk factors among university students, the prevalence and clustering of multiple risk factors has only recently been studied among adolescents [ 27 ] and adults [ 28 ]. Therefore, it is crucial to assess the changes and specificities in health behaviors among healthcare students in order to develop effective interventions to improve the health and lifestyle behaviors of healthcare professionals.…”

Jordanian nurses’ perception and interventions related to promoting smoking cessation

“…() and Fernández et al. (), while others were frustrated by the perceived futility of their efforts and lacking time and resources. Similar hindering factors were reported by Katz et al.…”

“…The participants' clarification and/or elaboration that arise from their review of the analysed transcripts is included in the final explanation of findings. This contributes to establishing a rigorous and unbiased approach to data analysis (Edward & Welch, 2011). Two researchers listened to the audiotapes to compare them to the recorder notes.…”

“…Between 87%–99% of surveyed students believed that they should have a role in counselling patients to quit smoking. However, studies by Poreddi, Gandhi, Chandra, Wilson, and Math () and Fernández, Ordás, Álvarez, and Ordóñez () found that lack of tobacco‐control curriculum for undergraduate nursing students decreases their competency in giving smoking cessation support. In addition, lack of a formal training programme about smoking cessation during their work after graduation decreases their ability to intervene (Barr, Houston‐Miller, Hasan, & Makinson, ; O'Donovan, ).…”

Catorce años de ley de control del tabaco en España. Situación actual y propuestas

“…Otro de los elementos a mejorar para facilitar la sistematización de las intervenciones es la formación, tanto en pregrado como en posgrado o formación continuada 23 . Es evidente que la formación en intervenciones para dejar de fumar es deficiente durante el grado, y los profesionales interesados se ven forzados a realizar formación de posgrado, muchas veces por iniciativa propia y no en el marco de programas liderados por las instituciones.…”