PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Davut Baltaci
AU  - Leyla Yilmaz Aydin
AU  - Ali Nihat Annakkaya
AU  - Usame Velioglu
AU  - Fatih Alasan
AU  - Feyza Sariguzel
AU  - Handan Ankarali
TI  - Evalaution of smoking frequency and smoking cessation training among Turkish family physicians
AID  - 10.1183/13993003.congress-2015.PA5125
DP  - 2015 Sep 01
TA  - European Respiratory Journal
PG  - PA5125
VI  - 46
IP  - suppl 59
4099  - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/46/suppl_59/PA5125.short
4100  - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/46/suppl_59/PA5125.full
SO  - Eur Respir J2015 Sep 01; 46
AB  - Smoking is main problem among family physicians. They are gate keeper and role model for their patients.Aim: To evaluate the prevalence of smoking among Turkish family physicians and smoking cessation training.Methods: The cross-sectional and primary care based study was has been conducted since May 2014 and will be completed in May 2015. The primary care-based survey was applied in face to face interview to family physicians.Results: The study enrolled 261 physicians (mean age of 46 years-old). Male to female ratio was 95/166. The frequency of current smokers was 29.1%. The ratio of current smokers among male to female physicians was significantly high (37.3% versus 14.7%; p<0.001). Among male family physicians under 50 years-old, the ratio of current smokers was comparatively higher than female counterparts (41.2% versus 13.8%; p<0.001), whereas the ratio of current smokers among male and female family physicians over 50 years-old was similar (23.5% versus 25.0%; p=0.082). Pre-graduate and post-graduate course on smoking cessation practice among family physicians were 10.3% and 13.8%.Noo significant difference was observed between gender (12.7% versus 15.% for pre-, p= 0.576; 8.4% versus 14.7% for post-graduate, p=0.086) and smoking status (current: 11.8%; former: 9.2% and never smoker: 13.3% for pre-, p=0.081; current: 14.5%, former: 10.0% and never: 14.8% for post-graduate, p=0.686).Conclusion: The preliminary study revealed that the smoking prevalence was quite high and comparatively higher among male than female. The significant difference was more marked under age of 50. Pre-and post-graduate training on smoking cessation among family physicians seemed to be not satisfactory.