Attitudes towards anti smoking legislation and prevalence of tobacco consumption in Spanish primary healthcare personnel
Iglesias Sanmartín, José Manuel ; Furio Martinez, Ana ; Clemente Jiménez, Lourdes ; Barchilon Cohen, Vidal (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Minué-Lorenzo, Cesar ; Cascon Perez-Teijon, Sara ; Ribera Osca, Joan Antoni ; Cordoba Garcia, Rodrigo (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Lozano Fernandez, Joan ; Gallardo Domenech, Miguel Angel ; Mendiguren Navascues, Maria Aranzazu ; Salguero Chaves, Emilio ; Rodriguez Ibañez, Maria Luz ; Gueto Rubio, Victoria ; Morena Rayo, Susana ; Marioni Otero, Bruno ; Gorreto Lopez, Lucia ; Camarelles Guillem, Francisco ; Martin Fuente, Fernando ; Beni Ruiz, Diego ; Hernández Rodríguez, Alicia Isabel ; Gonzalez, Juan De Dios ; Martin-Cantera, Carlos
Resumen: INTRODUCTION Our aim was to ascertain how the anti-smoking legislation of 2005/2010 has affected the behavior of primary healthcare center (PHC) personnel (medical and non-medical) with respect to their attitudes towards tobacco, its consumption and the legislative changes.
METHODS We conducted a multi-center descriptive study of a randomized conglomerate sample of PHC personnel from each Autonomous Community in Spain. The questionnaire covered tobacco consumption, and knowledge/attitudes towards smoking and legislation. The statistical analysis used SPSS software.
RESULTS The sample consisted of 2040 PHC employees (1578 women, 77.4%). Never smokers, ex-smokers, and smokers represented 46.7%, 37.8%, and 15.5% of the sample, respectively. Tobacco prevalence amongst physicians and nurses was 12.3%. Following the introduction of the anti-smoking legislation, a decrease in consumption was observed. Most of the participants considered that tobacco consumption affected health, was an addictive illness, and passive smoking had an impact on the health of non-smokers. Whilst 91.6% agreed with the current legislation, only 25% felt that it encouraged cessation.
CONCLUSIONS Spanish primary healthcare professionals have a relatively low prevalence of smoking compared to the general population. It is necessary to implement more legislative measures to improve and maintain this outcome.
Idioma: Inglés
DOI: 10.18332/tpc/104434
Año: 2019
Publicado en: Tobacco prevention and cessation 5, 9 (2019), [10 pp]
ISSN: 2459-3087
Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)
Área (Departamento): Area Medicina (Dpto. Medicina, Psiqu. y Derm.)
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METHODS We conducted a multi-center descriptive study of a randomized conglomerate sample of PHC personnel from each Autonomous Community in Spain. The questionnaire covered tobacco consumption, and knowledge/attitudes towards smoking and legislation. The statistical analysis used SPSS software.
RESULTS The sample consisted of 2040 PHC employees (1578 women, 77.4%). Never smokers, ex-smokers, and smokers represented 46.7%, 37.8%, and 15.5% of the sample, respectively. Tobacco prevalence amongst physicians and nurses was 12.3%. Following the introduction of the anti-smoking legislation, a decrease in consumption was observed. Most of the participants considered that tobacco consumption affected health, was an addictive illness, and passive smoking had an impact on the health of non-smokers. Whilst 91.6% agreed with the current legislation, only 25% felt that it encouraged cessation.
CONCLUSIONS Spanish primary healthcare professionals have a relatively low prevalence of smoking compared to the general population. It is necessary to implement more legislative measures to improve and maintain this outcome.
Idioma: Inglés
DOI: 10.18332/tpc/104434
Año: 2019
Publicado en: Tobacco prevention and cessation 5, 9 (2019), [10 pp]
ISSN: 2459-3087
Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)
Área (Departamento): Area Medicina (Dpto. Medicina, Psiqu. y Derm.)
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