Predictors of Tobacco-Control Activities of Community Health Practitioners: Report from a National Survey / 간호학회지
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
; : 1443-1450, 2004.
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in English
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-125290
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ABSTRACT
The involvement of health-care professionals in tobacco-control activities is essential to prevent smoking-related morbidity and mortality. The purposes of this predictive correlational study were to examine tobacco-control activities and to identify the predictors of such activities of community health practitioners (CHPs). Of the 1,813 members of the Korean Association of CHP, 1,247 participated in this study. A mailed survey was conducted to collect data. The majority of CHPs supported tobacco-control policies and recognized tobacco-control activities as an important role for them. Only 44.3% of CHPs were confident in their knowledge and skills regarding tobacco-control activities, and only 30.8% had received professional tobacco-control education. While the majority of the CHPs "asked, advised, and assessed"their clients, only a small number "assisted or arranged". The tobacco-control activities of CHPs were predicted by their attitude toward it, age, experience of tobacco-control education, educational level, and general perception of the risk of smoking; these variables accounted 13.5% of variance in the tobacco-control activities of CHPs. These findings provide the basis for developing a continuing education program for CHPs. CHPs should be encouraged to integrate tobacco-control activities into their routine practice, and CHP education programs should be adjusted to increase the time spent on the tobacco-control intervention techniques.
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Health context:
SDG3 - Target 3.8 Achieve universal access to health
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SDG3 - Target 3A Strengthen the implementation of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
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SDG3 - Target 3C: Increase health financing and the recruitment, development, training and retention of the health workforce
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SDG3 - Health and Well-Being
Health problem:
Multisectoral Coordination
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Education, Communication, Training and Public Awareness
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Authority and Accountability for Healthcare Workers
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Target 3.1: Reduce maternal mortality
Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Nursing Methodology Research
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Attitude of Health Personnel
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Smoking
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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Predictive Value of Tests
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Regression Analysis
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Risk Factors
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Analysis of Variance
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Etiology study
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Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
Year:
2004
Document type:
Article