Smoking cessation knowledge, attitudes, and practice among community health providers in China

Smoking cessation knowledge, attitudes, and practice among community health providers in China

The smoking prevalence is high (32.5%) among male providers in community health centers in Beijing, China. The majority of providers self reported that they advise patients to quit smoking, yet they have low expectations that their counseling is effective in helping patients to quit. Many have not r...

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Veröffentlicht in:Family medicine 2011-03, Vol.43 (3), p.198-200
Hauptverfasser: Klink, Kathleen, Lin, Susan, Elkin, Zachary, Strigenz, Daniel, Liu, Steven
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
China
Community Health Services
Female
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Male
Nurses - psychology
Nurses - statistics & numerical data
Physicians - psychology
Physicians - statistics & numerical data
Self Report
Smoking - epidemiology
Smoking Cessation
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Zusammenfassung:The smoking prevalence is high (32.5%) among male providers in community health centers in Beijing, China. The majority of providers self reported that they advise patients to quit smoking, yet they have low expectations that their counseling is effective in helping patients to quit. Many have not received training on how to advise patients to quit, and half lack knowledge about nicotine replacement. These findings suggest that surveyed providers need more training in tobacco cessation services.
ISSN:1938-3800