Smoking Behavior Among Nurses in Rural Greece

Stamatopoulou, Eleni; Stamatiou, Konstantinos; Voulioti, Stefania; Christopoulos, George; Pantza, Eleni; Stamatopoulou, Athanasia; Giannopoulos, Dimitrios

doi:10.3928/21650799-20140305-05

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“…Pakistan'da 180 sağlık çalışanı ile yapılan çalışmada sigara içme sıklığı %29,4, Ukrayna'da yapılan bir çalışmada ise sigara içme sıklığı pediatristlerde %32,5, aile hekimlerinde %37,5 ve intörnlerde %50'dir [14][15]. Yunanistan'da 220 hemşire ile yapılan bir çalışmada ise sigara içme sıklığı %32'dir [16]. Ulusal ve uluslararası sağlık çalışanlarının sigara içme sıklığını ölçmek amacı ile yapılan çalışmalardaki bu çeşitliliğin nedenleri arasında, katılımcıların sayısı ve demografik özelliklerindeki farklılıklar ve çalışmanın yapıldığı ortam farklılıkları sayılabilir.…”

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Determining smoking level of hospital employees and the evaluation of the smoke-free air zone applications

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Objective: The aim of this study is to define the health knowledge, cigarette smoking behaviors, attempts and successes to quit smoking and obstacles indicated by the ones who still smoke among a Training and Research Hospital staff four years after the application of the law "Smoke Free Air Zone". Methods: A questionnaire developed by the researchers is used for this cross sectional research. It questions the sociodemographic features and thoughts and attitudes about the "Smoke Free Air Zone" and "Smoke Free Hospital" applications. Fagerstrom Nicotine Dependence Test is also applied to the smoking attendants to define the level of dependence. Results: It was found that 29.6% of the participants still smoke. Among the still smoking ones; 29.4% did not ever attempt to quit, 28.2% attempted before starting work in the hospital, 20% attempted after starting work in the hospital and 22.4% attempted on both periods. Regarding the questions about application of "Smoke Free Hospital" it was found that 70.7% of the hospital staff support the application, 53.3% think that violators should be punished with a penalty, 48.1% think that it should be punished by the administration, 30.1% think that passive smoking is an intrusion to the personal rights and 59.1% think that quitters increased with this application. Conclusion: Reducing the smoking rates among healthcare staff is extremely important in the struggle against smoking. Establishment of applications with institutional education programs and easing access to the related services may be helpful for healthcare personnel quit smoking.

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“…In Croatia, Juranic et al 28 reported that 35.1% of healthcare personnel were habitual smokers whilst Azuri and Nashef 29 , in Israel, with a sample of 302 physicians, observed a prevalence of 13.5%. Stamatopoulou et al 30 , in a study undertaken in 40 health centers in rural mainland and island Greece, reported that 32% of the nurse respondents were smokers. Data from a study carried out by Huddlestone et al 31 in the UK with a sample of 171 PHC personnel revealed that 11% consumed tobacco.…”

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Attitudes towards anti-smoking legislation and prevalence of tobacco consumption in Spanish primary healthcare personnel

Sanmartín¹,

Martinez²,

L³

et al. 2019

Tob. Prev. Cessation

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INTRODUCTION Our aim was to ascertain how the anti-smoking legislation of 2005/2010 has affected the behavior of primary healthcare center (PHC) personnel (medical and nonmedical) with respect to their attitudes towards tobacco, its consumption and the legislative changes. METHODS We conducted a multi-center descriptive study of a randomized conglomerate sample of PHC personnel from each Autonomous Community in Spain. The questionnaire covered tobacco consumption, and knowledge/attitudes towards smoking and legislation. The statistical analysis used SPSS software. RESULTS The sample consisted of 2040 PHC employees (1578 women, 77.4%). Never smokers, ex-smokers, and smokers represented 46.7%, 37.8%, and 15.5% of the sample, respectively. Tobacco prevalence amongst physicians and nurses was 12.3%. Following the introduction of the antismoking legislation, a decrease in consumption was observed. Most of the participants considered that tobacco consumption affected health, was an addictive illness, and passive smoking had an impact on the health of non-smokers. Whilst 91.6% agreed with the current legislation, only 25% felt that it encouraged cessation. CONCLUSIONS Spanish primary healthcare professionals have a relatively low prevalence of smoking compared to the general population. It is necessary to implement more legislative measures to improve and maintain this outcome.

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Comparison of smoking habits, knowledge, attitudes and tobacco control interventions between primary care physicians and nurses

Sönmez¹,

Aydın²,

Türker³

et al. 2015

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BackgroundPrimary care providers are uniquely positioned to initiate smoking cessation. We aimed to evaluate knowledge levels about the health effects of smoking and attitudes toward smoking and tobacco control activities among primary care providers.MethodsIn the cross-sectional and primary care-based study, self-administered surveys modified from the WHO Global Health Professional Survey 5A steps of smoking cessation practice (Ask, Advise, Assess, Assist and Arrange) were provided to primary care physicians (PCPhs) and nurses (PCNs).ResultsRespondents included 1182 PCPhs and 1063 PCNs. The proportions of current and former smokers were significantly higher among PCPhs than among PCNs (34.4 vs. 30.7 % and 14.0 vs. 10.1 %, respectively; both P < 0.001). We observed that 77.2 % of PCPhs and 58.4 % of PCNs always or rarely practiced an “Ask” step about their patients’ smoking status (P < 0.001). One-third of PCPhs (33.8 %) stated that they always practiced an “Ask” step, whereas only 27.6 % of PCNs always did so in their practice (P < 0.001). A small minority of primary care providers had advised patients to quit smoking, although there was a significant difference in this between PCNs and PCPhs (8.4 vs. 15.6 %; P < 0.001). Most PCPhs considered themselves competent in advising about smoking interventions, but only a minority of PCNs did so (75.1 vs. 17.3 %; P < 0.001). Among barriers to tobacco intervention measures, lack of time was the item most commonly cited by PCPhs, whereas low patient priority was most commonly cited by PCNs (35.9 and 35.7 %; P < 0.001).ConclusionsSmoking intervention practice by primary care nurses was quite low. Lack of time and low patient priority were identified as barriers by primary care providers. Strategies by which primary care providers could improve tobacco control should be established.

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Smoking Behavior Among Nurses in Rural Greece

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Determining smoking level of hospital employees and the evaluation of the smoke-free air zone applications

Determining smoking level of hospital employees and the evaluation of the smoke-free air zone applications

Attitudes towards anti-smoking legislation and prevalence of tobacco consumption in Spanish primary healthcare personnel

Comparison of smoking habits, knowledge, attitudes and tobacco control interventions between primary care physicians and nurses

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