'Smoke gets in your eyes': a research-informed professional education and advocacy programme
'Smoke gets in your eyes': a research-informed professional education and advocacy programme
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DOI：
10.1093/pubmed/fdm019
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发表时间：
2007-06-01
影响因子：
4.4
通讯作者：
Kelly, Simon P.
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作者：
Thornton, Judith;Edwards, Richard;Kelly, Simon P.
吸烟与常见的威胁视力的眼疾有关。我们怀疑这种联系鲜为人知，它可能是一种有效的新型健康促进工具。因此，我们制定了一个方案，最终目的是减少因吸烟引起的眼病负担。该计划的目的是：(1)提高人们对吸烟与眼病之间联系的认识，并倡导改变相关政策；(2)调查和促进专业实践的变化，以便在眼科保健机构中识别吸烟者并定期提供戒烟建议/支持。一个跨专业小组制定了一项针对决策者、保健专业人员、公众和患者的研究和教育方案。我们回顾了有关吸烟与眼病之间因果关系的证据，研究了目前人们对这一联系的认识，研究了目前眼科保健专业人员的做法，制作了健康教育材料，并开展了政策改革活动。这一系列项目成功完成，获得了媒体的报道，证实了吸烟与眼病之间的因果关系，并表明人们对这种关系的认识较低。医疗保健领导者和政策制定者参与了我们的项目，英国首席医疗官和欧洲委员会原则上承诺考虑在烟盒上加入与失明有关的警告标签。
Smoking is associated with common sight-threatening eye conditions. We suspected that this link was little known and it might be a potent novel health promotional tool. We therefore developed a programme ultimately aiming to reduce the burden of eye disease attributable to smoking. The programme aims were to (1) raise awareness of the link between smoking and eye disease and advocate changes in relevant policies and (2) investigate and promote change in professional practice so that smokers are identified and routinely offered smoking cessation advice/support in eyecare settings. An inter-professional team developed a programme of research and education targeting policy-makers, healthcare professionals, the public and patients. We reviewed evidence about the causal link between smoking and eye disease, researched current awareness of the link, researched current practice of eyecare health professionals, produced health education materials and campaigned for policy changes. The series of projects was completed successfully, achieving media coverage, confirming the causal link between smoking and eye disease and demonstrating low awareness of this association. Healthcare leaders and policy-makers were engaged in our programme resulting in commitment, in principle, from the UK's Chief Medical Officer and the European Commission to consider including warning labels related to blindness on cigarette packets.