An evaluation of the range and availability of intensive smoking cessation services in Ireland

Currie, Laura; Keogan, Sheila; Campbell, Paula; Gunning, Miriam; Kabir, Zubair; Clancy, Luke

doi:10.1007/s11845-009-0368-7

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“…It is likely a combination of both. Support for the lack of resources argument is provided by a 2009 survey in Ireland which showed that while smoking cessation services are available throughout Ireland, they are largely inadequate 30 . However, research also shows that behaviours like advising and referring are more difficult to change.…”

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Irish Healthcare staff- Smoking, training and activity in treatment of tobacco dependence -an online survey

Clancy¹,

Keogan²,

Babineau³

et al. 2016

Tob. Prev. Cessation

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INTRODUCTION Ireland has strong tobacco control legislation but must get smokers to stop if the national plan of having a smoking prevalence of 5% by the year 2025 is possible. Involving all healthcare staff in this effort is regarded as important. We surveyed the present situation. METHODS An online survey was conducted of 1257 healthcare staff; 520 nurses, 440 doctors, 297 dentists in 2014. The sample was accessed with the help of the Irish Nurses and Midwifes Organisation (INMO), Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) and the Irish Dental Association (IDA). The questionnaire addressed individual smoking habits and attitudes, training and practice with regard to smoking cessation. RESULTS The prevalence in our sample was 8.5%. Nurses had the highest prevalence. Doctors had the highest never smoked rate. Smoking was related to age. Attitudes to treating smoking were positive among all HCP groups. Overall 96.4% of HCPs agreed that they should routinely ask patients about smoking and 94% agreed that they should advise all smokers to quit. 20.7 % of HCPs said they had formal training in smoking cessation and this was correlated to asking or giving advice. 42.9% with training while only 7.6% without training felt well prepared to assist smokers quit (p <001). Time, work priorities and lack of training were identified as the main barriers by all HCPs. Doctors particularly reported time problems (χ2 = 158.021, p <001). CONCLUSION Prevalence of smoking is low in HCPs, formal training in SC is low but the need for HCPs to be involved in SC is widely accepted.

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Irish Healthcare staff- Smoking, training and activity in treatment of tobacco dependence -an online survey

Clancy¹,

Keogan²,

Babineau³

et al. 2016

Tob. Prev. Cessation

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“…This provides ample time for dentists to speak with their clients about the benefits of smoking cessation. While cessation services are available throughout Ireland, it has been argued that they are too thinly spread to provide effective smoking cessation services to the whole population 8 . In recent years, programmes have been adopted in an attempt to address this issue, including increased online efforts through www.Quit.ie.…”

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Dental Practitioners and Smoking Cessation in Ireland

Keogan¹,

Burns²,

Babineau³

et al. 2015

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IntroductIon As the Irish government works towards their stated goal of a 'tobacco free society' in 2025, treatment offered to smokers must be expanded and improved. As such, it is inadequate to confine smoking cessation to a limited group of specialists and rather, it should be widely embraced by all health care professionals. In that regard, dentists could play a significant and crucial role.PurPose To examine smoking prevalence, training in smoking cessation treatment, and awareness of smoking cessation services available to smokers in Ireland among dentists practicing in Ireland.Methods We used an internet based, cross-sectional online survey to measure beliefs and behaviours among 289 dentists in Ireland in 2013. The instrument included items on personal tobacco use, training, and awareness of smoking cessation treatments and services. Descriptive statistics were generated for all variables and chi-squared tests examined potential gender differences in providing smoking cessation treatment.results Nine percent of dentists were current smokers, 7% reported receiving formal training in smoking cessation, and 5.6% refer their patients to specialist cessation services. Over 65% of dentists surveyed felt they did not have adequate training in smoking cessation. Female dentists were significantly more likely to give advice than male dentists (P < 0.005) and more likely to record the smoking status of their patients than male dentists (P < 0.001).conclusIons The prevalence of smoking among dentists at 9% is well below the national rate of 19.5%. There is a large discrepancy between the number of dentists who feel they should provide advice and those who actually do. Overall, dentists feel they lack adequate training, time and resources to provide smoking cessation services and most were not aware of existing referral pathways to specialist smoking cessation services. IntroductIonIn Ireland between the years of 1950 -2000, approximately 235,000 deaths were attributed to tobacco use. Half of the deaths occurred in middle age (35-69yrs) and on average, approximately 22 years of life are lost by those killed in middle age by smoking Despite being the first country in the world to introduce a comprehensive smoke free workplace legislation and having one of the highest tobacco product prices in the world, Ireland has a sizable adult smoking prevalence of 19.5% 3 . Previous research has found that improvement in smoking cessation and increased resource allocation to media campaigns are the highest priority for Ireland's tobacco control interventions at present 4 . While measures have been implemented to discourage people from smoking initiation, attention must also be given to smoking cessation in order to achieve an appreciable reduction in smoking related mortality. Tobacco dependence is a recognized disease with its own international classification of diseases (ICD) code. The treatment of tobacco dependence is a highly cost-effective medical intervention 5 . It is essential that misconceptions about the effect...

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Evaluation of Smoking Cessation Services in Ireland: Design and Pilot of a Smoking Cessation Treatment Database

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An evaluation of the range and availability of intensive smoking cessation services in Ireland

Abstract: While intensive SC services are available in all four Health Service Executive Areas, it would appear that there is little uniformity or consistency countrywide in the scope and structure of these services.

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Irish Healthcare staff- Smoking, training and activity in treatment of tobacco dependence -an online survey

Irish Healthcare staff- Smoking, training and activity in treatment of tobacco dependence -an online survey

Dental Practitioners and Smoking Cessation in Ireland

Evaluation of Smoking Cessation Services in Ireland: Design and Pilot of a Smoking Cessation Treatment Database

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