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The effects of a short-term physician training on smoking cessation in a university pulmonary department
- Source :
- GMS German Medical Science, Vol 18, p Doc06 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- German Medical Science GMS Publishing House, 2020.
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Abstract
- Objective: The objective was to evaluate the effect of a short physician training in smoking cessation on the physicians’ performance of smoking cessation interventions. The effects on patients’ cessation rates were analyzed as well. A further aim was to identify barriers for providing cessation interventions. The study was conducted in an acute care pulmonology department of a German university hospital.Methods: 24 physicians of the pulmonology department of a German university hospital received a two-hour training in smoking cessation. 109 pre- and 89 post-training group patients were compared with regard to the frequencies of received smoking cessation interventions (Ask, Advise, Assist) and three- and six-month abstinence rates. Physicians estimated their intervention frequencies and gave reasons for not providing cessation interventions.Results: In a multivariable analysis (p
- Subjects :
- smoking
smoking cessation
counseling
Medicine
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- German, English
- ISSN :
- 16123174
- Volume :
- 18
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- GMS German Medical Science
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.0ae90c040e4e416d90418fd066af215c
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3205/000282