Smoking behavior and patient education practices of oncology nurses in six countries
Smoking behavior and patient education practices of oncology nurses in six countries
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DOI：
10.1016/j.ejon.2008.04.008
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发表时间：
2008-09-01
影响因子：
2.8
通讯作者：
Molassiotis, Alexander
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作者：
Lally, Robin M.;Chalmers, Karen I.;Molassiotis, Alexander
在世界范围内，烟草是可预防死亡的主要原因，每年造成约500万人死亡。护士们热切地致力于减少与烟草有关的疾病和死亡。因此，在健康信念模型的指导下，本研究旨在探讨加拿大、日本、韩国、台湾、英国和美国的肿瘤执业护士的吸烟行为、信念、戒烟教育实践和现行吸烟政策。为本研究设计了一份包含27个项目的结构化调查，由亚洲国家翻译和反向翻译，并分发给每个国家参加肿瘤学会议的护士作为方便样本。共完成调查759份，采用描述性统计方法进行分析。主要调查结果表明，这些护士中有4.5%目前吸烟，尽管23.3%报告以前吸烟。虽然许多护士（74%）报告经常评估患者的吸烟状况，但只有50%报告与吸烟的患者讨论戒烟。尽管大多数人（80%）表示，询问病人吸烟的问题感觉很舒服，但只有23%的人认为这是护士的职责。研究结果表明，虽然国际肿瘤护士认识到戒烟的重要性，但在将其转化为实践方面仍有很大的改进空间。(c) 2008 Elsevier Ltd.版权所有。
Worldwide, tobacco is the leading cause of preventable death, resulting in approximately 5 million deaths annually. Nurses are keenly positioned to work toward reducing tobacco-related illness and deaths. Therefore, guided by the health belief model, the purpose of this study was to explore the smoking behavior, beliefs, smoking cessation education practices, and existing smoking policies at the institutions of a sample of practicing oncology nurses in Canada, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, United Kingdom, and the United States. A 27-item structured survey, designed for this study in English and translated and reverse translated by the Asian countries, was distributed to a convenience sample of nurses attending oncology meetings in each country. Totally 759 surveys were completed and analyzed using descriptive statistics. Principle findings indicate that 4.5% of these nurses currently smoke, although 23.3% reported smoking previously. While many nurses (74%) reported frequently assessing the smoking status of patients, only 50% reported discussing cessation with their patients that smoke. Although the majority (80%) reported feeling comfortable with asking their patients about smoking, only 23% felt it was the nurse's role. The findings indicate that while internationally oncology nurses recognize the importance of smoking cessation, significant room for improvement exists in translating this into practice. (c) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.