RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Smoking cessation practice in male versus female family physicians in Turkey
JF European Respiratory Journal
JO Eur Respir J
FD European Respiratory Society
SP 3060
VO 42
IS Suppl 57
A1 Leyla Yilmaz Aydin
A1 Davut Baltaci
A1 Fatih Alasan
A1 Mehmet Halis Tanriverdi
A1 Harun Deler
YR 2013
UL http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/42/Suppl_57/3060.abstract
AB BACKGROUND: To examine the effect of sex of family physicians in smoking cessation practiceMETHODS: The sub-group analysis of a multi-center, cross-sectional, self-administered questionnaire study among 1185 family physicians (FP) on effect of gender of doctors in smoking cessation practice was performed.RESULTS: 42.8% of FP participating were female. Percentages of current smokers in males and females were 31.6% and 37.3%; respectively. Cessation rates were higher for male (17.2% and 11.6%). (P=0,000). Years of smoking was higher among female (16.53 and13.43) (p=0.000). Females (58.6%) received training on smoking cessation practice higher than men (p=0.02). There was no relationship between gender of doctor and felt ready for smoking cessation process (p=0.539). Former smoker female doctors felt themselves more ready than never and current smokers females (p= 0.005). There is no relationship between gender and asking smoking status but never smoker male doctors were asking smoking status more (p=0.001). Doctors smoking status and incidence of asking smoking in both sexes were analyzed separately. In both sexes never and former smokers were more asking than the others however, only males accounted for a statistically significant difference (p=0.016). Postgraduate training was the main effecting factor for “ask” (p<0,0001)CONCLUSIONS: Among the participants current smokers were high in both sexes. Female physicians are more resistant to smoking cessation; more participated in postgraduate training programs; about smoking cessation. Female physicians who gave up smoking feel themselves ready for smoking cessation intervention. Main factor to ask and advise is postgraduate training.