Predictors of Tobacco-Control Activities of Community Health Practitioners: Report from a National Survey.
- Author:
Jin Sun KIM
1
;
Mee Suk SONG
;
Hyun Ei OH
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Chosun University, Korea. jinsun@chosun.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- Keywords:
Tobacco-control activities;
Community Health Practitioner;
Attitude
- MeSH:
Adult;
Aged;
Analysis of Variance;
*Attitude of Health Personnel;
Clinical Competence/standards;
Community Health Nursing/education/*organization & administration;
Cross-Sectional Studies;
Education, Nursing, Continuing/standards;
Educational Status;
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice;
Humans;
Korea;
Middle Aged;
Needs Assessment;
*Nurse's Role;
Nursing Methodology Research;
Nursing Staff/education/organization & administration/*psychology;
Predictive Value of Tests;
Questionnaires;
Regression Analysis;
Risk Factors;
Self Efficacy;
Smoking/*prevention & control;
Smoking Cessation
- From:
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
2004;34(8):1443-1450
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The involvement of health-care professionals in tobacco-control activities is essential to prevent smoking-related morbidity and mortality. The purposes of this predictive correlational study were to examine tobacco-control activities and to identify the predictors of such activities of community health practitioners (CHPs). Of the 1,813 members of the Korean Association of CHP, 1,247 participated in this study. A mailed survey was conducted to collect data. The majority of CHPs supported tobacco-control policies and recognized tobacco-control activities as an important role for them. Only 44.3% of CHPs were confident in their knowledge and skills regarding tobacco-control activities, and only 30.8% had received professional tobacco-control education. While the majority of the CHPs "asked, advised, and assessed"their clients, only a small number "assisted or arranged". The tobacco-control activities of CHPs were predicted by their attitude toward it, age, experience of tobacco-control education, educational level, and general perception of the risk of smoking; these variables accounted 13.5% of variance in the tobacco-control activities of CHPs. These findings provide the basis for developing a continuing education program for CHPs. CHPs should be encouraged to integrate tobacco-control activities into their routine practice, and CHP education programs should be adjusted to increase the time spent on the tobacco-control intervention techniques.
