Knowledge and attitudes towards smoking cessation counselling: an Italian cross-sectional survey on tertiary care nursing staff.

ABSTRACT:

Background

One of the most effective smoking cessation strategies involves care and advice from nurses due to their role in the front line of treatment. Lack of education on smoking cessation counselling may be detrimental, and adequate smoking cessation training during healthcare studies is needed.

Objectives

The study aimed to examine nurses' attitudes, belief, and knowledge of smoking cessation counselling; knowledge of the health risks associated with smoking was also assessed.

Design

A cross-sectional survey on 77 nurses from the nursing staff of Cardiology, Cardiac Intensive Care and Surgical Oncology Units of two tertiary hospitals.

Methods

Cronbach's alpha was calculated to assess the questionnaire's internal consistency, and three composite indicators

SUBMITTER: Maniscalco L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8522640 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature