Attitudes toward giving smoking cessation advice among nursing staff at a long-term residential care facility.
Psychol Addict Behav
; 18(1): 56-63, 2004 Mar.
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ABSTRACT
The objective of this study was to provide a first assessment of (a) long-term care staffs' prevalence of and attitudes toward giving smoking cessation advice to residents and (b) predictors of advice giving. Results of a survey (N = 115) found that 54.8% of licensed nurses and 34.6% of nursing assistants reported ever advising. Advising was associated with job classification and believing that residents' problem lists should include smoking. Not advising was associated with believing advice is the physicians' responsibility. Staff somewhat endorsed risks of smoking and benefits of cessation for residents, smoking as a right and pleasure, and that some residents cannot make decisions about smoking. Staff moderately endorsed safety concerns 36% wanted policy changes. Lack of institutional support and perceived residents' cessation disinterest were key barriers. The findings suggest that staff may be missing intervention opportunities and that institutional support of advising cessation may facilitate maintenance and improvement of nursing home residents' health.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Instituciones Residenciales
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Actitud del Personal de Salud
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Cese del Hábito de Fumar
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Personal de Enfermería
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
País como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Año:
2004
Tipo del documento:
Article