Journal article
Jordanian nurses' and physicians' learning needs for promoting smoking cessation
Progress in cardiovascular nursing, Vol.23(2), pp.79-83
2008
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/117001
PMID: 18843829
Abstract
Smoking causes many health problems, including myocardial infarction, stroke, and peripheral vascular disease, and has devastating effects on the cardiovascular system. This study was performed to assess: (1) the prevalence of smoking among Jordanian nurses and physicians, (2) the differences in prevalence of smoking by sex, and 3) nurses' and physicians' learning needs for promoting smoking cessation. A descriptive cross-sectional design was used. Five Jordanian hospitals were randomly selected; 164 nurses (65.3%) and 87 physicians (34.7%) participated in the study. Prevalence of smoking among nurses and physicians was 41.5% (n = 66) and 43.6% (n = 38), respectively, and significantly more men than women smoked (odds ratio, 5.45; confidence interval, 2.52-11.74 [P = .00]). Many Jordanian nurses and physicians do not recognize the addictive aspect of smoking, and health professionals receive no formal training in smoking cessation approaches to use with patients. Most nurses and physicians recognize that University curricula must include information about smoking cessation.
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Details
- Title
- Jordanian nurses' and physicians' learning needs for promoting smoking cessation
- Creators
- Kawkab Shishani - Faculty of Nursing, The Hashemite University, PO Box 150459, Zarqa, 13115 Jordan. kawkab.shishani@gmail.comHani NawaflehErika Sivarajan Froelicher
- Publication Details
- Progress in cardiovascular nursing, Vol.23(2), pp.79-83
- Academic Unit
- Nursing, College of
- Publisher
- United States
- Identifiers
- 99900547769301842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article