RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Evalaution of smoking frequency and smoking cessation training among Turkish family physicians
JF European Respiratory Journal
JO Eur Respir J
FD European Respiratory Society
SP PA5125
DO 10.1183/13993003.congress-2015.PA5125
VO 46
IS suppl 59
A1 Davut Baltaci
A1 Leyla Yilmaz Aydin
A1 Ali Nihat Annakkaya
A1 Usame Velioglu
A1 Fatih Alasan
A1 Feyza Sariguzel
A1 Handan Ankarali
YR 2015
UL http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/46/suppl_59/PA5125.abstract
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.