Nursing education and beliefs towards tobacco cessation and control: a cross- sectional national survey (GHPSS) among nursing students in Greece
Background Within the healthcare system, nurses have the ability to influence their patients’ smoking habits through counselling. Therefore, it is of great importance to appropriately train health professionals on smoking cessation strategies with the aim to help them provide advice to their patient...
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| author | Evridiki Patelarou Constantine I. Vardavas Penelope Ntzilepi Charles W. Warren Anastasia Barbouni Jenny Kremastinou Gregory N. Connolly Panagiotis K. Behrakis |
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| description | Background
Within the healthcare system, nurses have the ability to influence their patients’ smoking habits
through counselling. Therefore, it is of great importance to appropriately train health professionals on smoking
cessation strategies with the aim to help them provide advice to their patients. In light of the above, the objective
of this study was to assess the association between Greek nursing students’ beliefs towards tobacco control/
smoking cessation and the professional training received.
Methods
During February 2009, we conducted a cross sectional national survey among all 3rd year nursing
students of the two university based nursing departments in Greece (University of Athens, University of the
Peloponnese). The Global Health Professional Student Survey (GHPSS) questionnaire was applied and following
written informed consent 73% provided a completed questionnaire (n = 192/263 enrolled students).
Results
Overall, 33% were current active smokers, while 74% reported ever to experiment smoking. In regards to
their beliefs towards tobacco control policies, non smokers were more positive in regards to banning smoking in
restaurants (94% vs. 61%, p < 0.001), in bars and cafes (82% vs. 34%, p < 0.001), and all public places (93% vs. 51%,
p < 0.001) when compared to current smokers. In comparison with students who had not received training on the
importance of asking patients about their smoking habits, those that did were more likely to believe that nurses
should have a role in smoking cessation and should act as role models for their patients.
Conclusions
Resources should be invested in improving the quality of undergraduate education in nursing
departments in Greece with respect to tobacco control and smoking cessation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-514668bc0c7146b29f78210ea10b86fb2022-12-21T21:18:19ZengEuropean PublishingTobacco Induced Diseases1617-96252011-05-019May10.1186/1617-9625-9-465984Nursing education and beliefs towards tobacco cessation and control: a cross- sectional national survey (GHPSS) among nursing students in GreeceEvridiki Patelarou0Constantine I. Vardavas1Penelope Ntzilepi2Charles W. Warren3Anastasia Barbouni4Jenny Kremastinou5Gregory N. Connolly6Panagiotis K. Behrakis7University Hospital of Heraklion, Crete, GreeceDepartment of Social Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Crete, GreeceUniversity Hospital of Heraklion, Crete, GreeceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, Office on Smoking and Health, Global Tobacco Control Program, Atlanta, GA, USANational School of Public Health, Athens, GreeceNational School of Public Health, Athens, GreeceCenter for Global Tobacco Control, Department of Society, Human Development and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston MA, USASchool of Medicine, University of Athens, GreeceBackground Within the healthcare system, nurses have the ability to influence their patients’ smoking habits through counselling. Therefore, it is of great importance to appropriately train health professionals on smoking cessation strategies with the aim to help them provide advice to their patients. In light of the above, the objective of this study was to assess the association between Greek nursing students’ beliefs towards tobacco control/ smoking cessation and the professional training received. Methods During February 2009, we conducted a cross sectional national survey among all 3rd year nursing students of the two university based nursing departments in Greece (University of Athens, University of the Peloponnese). The Global Health Professional Student Survey (GHPSS) questionnaire was applied and following written informed consent 73% provided a completed questionnaire (n = 192/263 enrolled students). Results Overall, 33% were current active smokers, while 74% reported ever to experiment smoking. In regards to their beliefs towards tobacco control policies, non smokers were more positive in regards to banning smoking in restaurants (94% vs. 61%, p < 0.001), in bars and cafes (82% vs. 34%, p < 0.001), and all public places (93% vs. 51%, p < 0.001) when compared to current smokers. In comparison with students who had not received training on the importance of asking patients about their smoking habits, those that did were more likely to believe that nurses should have a role in smoking cessation and should act as role models for their patients. Conclusions Resources should be invested in improving the quality of undergraduate education in nursing departments in Greece with respect to tobacco control and smoking cessation.http://www.journalssystem.com/tid/Nursing-education-and-beliefs-towards-tobacco-cessation-and-control-a-cross-sectional-national-survey-GHPSS-among-nursing-students-in-Greece,65984,0,2.htmlsmoking cessationtobacco controlnursing studentnursing schooltobacco cessation |
| spellingShingle | Evridiki Patelarou Constantine I. Vardavas Penelope Ntzilepi Charles W. Warren Anastasia Barbouni Jenny Kremastinou Gregory N. Connolly Panagiotis K. Behrakis Nursing education and beliefs towards tobacco cessation and control: a cross- sectional national survey (GHPSS) among nursing students in Greece Tobacco Induced Diseases smoking cessation tobacco control nursing student nursing school tobacco cessation |
| title | Nursing education and beliefs towards tobacco cessation and control: a cross- sectional national survey (GHPSS) among nursing students in Greece |
| title_full | Nursing education and beliefs towards tobacco cessation and control: a cross- sectional national survey (GHPSS) among nursing students in Greece |
| title_fullStr | Nursing education and beliefs towards tobacco cessation and control: a cross- sectional national survey (GHPSS) among nursing students in Greece |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nursing education and beliefs towards tobacco cessation and control: a cross- sectional national survey (GHPSS) among nursing students in Greece |
| title_short | Nursing education and beliefs towards tobacco cessation and control: a cross- sectional national survey (GHPSS) among nursing students in Greece |
| title_sort | nursing education and beliefs towards tobacco cessation and control a cross sectional national survey ghpss among nursing students in greece |
| topic | smoking cessation tobacco control nursing student nursing school tobacco cessation |
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