V D'Egidio1, R Patrissi1, G De Vivo1, M Chiarini1, M C Grassi2, G La Torre1. 1. Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. 2. Department of Physiology and Pharmacology "V. Erspamer", Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Healthcare professionals have the potential to influence patients' smoking status; however, their smoking habits and their opinions about tobacco use can hamper an effective counselling about smoking to patients. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was carried out among healthcare students from the Sapienza University of Rome using a previously validated Italian version of Global Health Professions Student Survey (GHPSS) online questionnaire. RESULTS: Overall, 349 students filled out the online survey: 158 (45%) were current smokers and 191 (55%) were nonsmokers. Nurses students had the highest percentage of smokers (55%). Healthcare students declared they had learned about the health consequences about tobacco use during their academic course (90%), however, only 24% received specific training on smoking cessation. CONCLUSIONS: It is necessary to implement a smoking cessation course in the undergraduate curriculum in order to train healthcare professionals to provide patients an effective counselling against smoking.
BACKGROUND: Healthcare professionals have the potential to influence patients' smoking status; however, their smoking habits and their opinions about tobacco use can hamper an effective counselling about smoking to patients. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was carried out among healthcare students from the Sapienza University of Rome using a previously validated Italian version of Global Health Professions Student Survey (GHPSS) online questionnaire. RESULTS: Overall, 349 students filled out the online survey: 158 (45%) were current smokers and 191 (55%) were nonsmokers. Nurses students had the highest percentage of smokers (55%). Healthcare students declared they had learned about the health consequences about tobacco use during their academic course (90%), however, only 24% received specific training on smoking cessation. CONCLUSIONS: It is necessary to implement a smoking cessation course in the undergraduate curriculum in order to train healthcare professionals to provide patients an effective counselling against smoking.
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Health education; Healthcare profession students; Smoking cessation; Tobacco control; Training
Authors: Elpidio Maria Garzillo; Maria Grazia Lourdes Monaco; Anna Rita Corvino; Alessia Giardiello; Antonio Arnese; Francesco Napolitano; Gabriella Di Giuseppe; Monica Lamberti Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2022-08-27 Impact factor: 4.614