Results of a selective smoking cessation counseling and prevention course

Authors : Bektas Murat YALCIN, Mustafa UNAL, Hasan PIRDAL

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Publication Date : 2017-07-20

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Abstract :  Our aim was to investigate the effect of a selective smoking cessation counseling class on the skills and knowledge of medical students. Sixty medical students from Ondokuz Mayis University attended a selective smoking cessation counseling and prevention class insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(total 96 hours); at 2011-2012 academic year. After attending an initial 8 weeks of lectures, problem-based sessions, case presentations, patient videos and workshops, the students then assisted with the counseling of real smokers in the remaining 4 weeks, under supervision. Students’ knowledge of tobacco dependence, treatment and counseling strategies was scored before insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(pretest); and after insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(post-test); the course using a 50-item questionnaire. The students’ skills were evaluated in an Objective Structured Clinical Exam insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(OSCE);. A significant difference was determined between the pretest insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(12.7±7.6); and post-test insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(35.8±7.8); results insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p<0.001);. The mean OSCE score was 89.2±2.7. The smoking cessation counseling and prevention selective class is highly effective in improving students’ cessation counseling skills. 
Keywords : Counseling, medical education, OSCE, smoking cessation, VBA

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