Investigation on the attitude of nurse′s role and nursing intervention status on quitting smoking among smoking inpatients
10.3760/j.issn.1674-2907.2015.08.010
- VernacularTitle:关于住院吸烟患者对护士戒烟干预情况及角色态度的调查
- Author:
Jingyu ZHANG
1
;
Yan DONG
;
Yanyan HOU
Author Information
1. 100144 北京协和医学院护理学院
- Keywords:
Nurses;
Smoking;
Role;
Questionnaires;
Hospitalized patient
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2015;21(8):898-902
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective This study aimed to explore inpatients′ exposure to smoking cessation intervention delivered by nurses and their perceptions on nurses′ role in smoking cessation. Methods Convenience sampling method was conducted in four medical wards and five surgical wards in a smoke-free hospital in Beijing.Results A vast majority (93. 0% ) of the participants were daily smokers (18. 4 cigarettes per day) before the onset of the disease leading to hospitalization this time. Given that two-thirds of participants had chronic diseases, it was noteworthy that only 43. 2% and 43. 0% , respectively, they were informed about the harmful effects of smoking on their diseases and treatment. 50. 9% smokers were given smoking consultant by nurses. 49. 9% smokers were advised to give up smoking. However, 13. 2% smokers were given self-assistant materials of smoking cessation. 13. 4% smokers were provided cessation assistance. 9. 1% smokers were transferred to smoking cessation clinics. 85. 2% smokers thought nurses should ask about smoking behavior. 76. 5% smokers thought nurses should advise them to quit smoking. 46. 9% smokers thought nurses should provide them with materials and teaching them how to quit. However, 30. 7% smokers thought nurses should transferred them to smoking cessation clinics, 34. 7% smokers thought nurses should followed up their smoking cessation progress.Conclusions Healthcare professionals including nurses do not routinely provide smoking cessation interventions to patients. They should actively offer such interventions for this population, and further proper education and training would be desirable.
