Seeing new opportunities to help smokers quit: A UK national survey of optometrist delivered smoking cessation behavioural support interventions
| Autor: | John G Lawrenson, Jill J Francis, Fabiana Lorencatto, Alice M Harper, Shamina Asif |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Adult
Male Optometrists Referral Attitude of Health Personnel medicine.medical_treatment Psychological intervention MEDLINE 01 natural sciences Random Allocation 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Behavior Therapy Risk Factors Surveys and Questionnaires Intervention (counseling) Tobacco Smoking medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine 0101 mathematics Risk factor Smokers business.industry 010102 general mathematics Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Middle Aged United Kingdom Current practice Smoking cessation Optometry Female Smoking Cessation Smoking status business |
| ISSN: | 1462-2203 |
| Popis: | Background: Smoking is a risk factor for various eye conditions. Brief smoking cessation interventions have demonstrated effectiveness when delivered by a range of healthcare professionals. Optometrists are well-placed in the community to advise otherwise healthy smokers to quit, yet remain relatively neglected in smoking cessation research and policy. In a national survey, this study investigated self-reported practices of UK optometrists for delivering brief tobacco smoking cessation interventions to patients. Methods: A randomly selected sample of 1,200 optometrists out of the 9000 optometrists registered on the UK College of Optometrists database were invited to complete a 40-item, web-based survey assessing: training related to smoking cessation; current practice [i.e. the proportion of patients to which components of very brief advice (Ask, Advise, Assist) and other evidence-based smoking cessation behaviour change techniques were delivered]; and barriers/enablers to intervention delivery. Results: In total, 408 (34%) responses were received. Most (83%) optometrists received no training in practical skills for delivering smoking cessation support. A third (34%) routinely assessed smoking status. Fewer self-reported advising smokers to quit (22%), offering assistance (via referral to dedicated services) (3%), or advice on smoking cessation medications (2%). Perceived barriers included insufficient knowledge/training (81%) and time (65%). Optometrists were more likely to assess and advise on smoking cessation if they practised in Scotland (χ²(2)=32.95, p |
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