Community pharmacists' involvement in smoking cessation: familiarity and implementation of the National smoking cessation guideline in Finland.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Guidelines on smoking cessation (SC) emphasize healthcare cooperation and community pharmacists' involvement. This study explored the familiarity and implementation of the National SC Guideline in Finnish community pharmacies, factors relating to Guideline familiarity, implementation and provision of SC services.

Methods

A nationwide mail survey was sent to a systematic, sample of community pharmacy owners and staff pharmacists (total n = 2291). Response rate was 54% (n = 1190). Factors related to the SC Guideline familiarity were assessed by bivariate and multivariate analysis.

Results

Almost half (47%) of the respondents (n = 1190) were familiar with the SC Guideline and familiarity enhanced Guideline implementation. The familiarity was associated with th

SUBMITTER: Kurko T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2922110 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature