Smoking frequency, cessation knowledge; attitudes and beliefs among internal and surgery residents

Authors : Onur OZTURK, Gulsah OZTURK, Bahadır YAZICIOGLU, Bektas YALCIN, Mustafa UNAL

Pages : 171-175

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Publication Date : 2016-01-08

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Smoking is a worldwide problem affecting large number of people with serious consequences. Fighting with this addiction requires involvement of all health professionals regardless of their specialty and working posts. This study is designed to investigate the difference and similarities between internal and surgery specialty residents regarding the smoking frequency, cessation knowledge, attitudes and beliefs. 121 internal and 30 surgery specialty residents volunteered for the study. They filled a questionnaire of 35 items about smoking status insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(The addiction level if they smoke);, knowledge about cessation and beliefs. While 15.8% insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n=24); smoked, 12 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(7.9%);were ex-smokers. Internal specialty residents had more right answers compared to surgery residents insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(t=7.425, p=0.002);. Although 92% of the residents said that providing smoking cessation services are important only 33 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(21.9%); of them were provided smoking counseling services. Residents who participated in our study believe that neither their under graduate insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(72.9%); nor post graduate medical training insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(62.9%); was satisfactory in this topic.
Keywords : Cessation, Internal, Residents, Smoking, Surgery

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