Respiratory Therapists' Smoking Cessation Counseling Practices: A Comparison Between 2005 and 2010

Abstract

There were no substantial differences in mean cessation counseling scores according to year of survey. RTs who reported that they had received cessation counseling training during their studies or after their studies (when they were in practice) had statistically significantly better counseling practices for both patients ready and patients not ready to quit than untrained RTs. In addition, their self-efficacy to provide effective counseling was higher and they perceived fewer knowledge-related barriers to cessation. Further, RTs trained after their studies perceived fewer patient-related and time barriers to cessation counseling, and had better knowledge of community resources. CONCLUSIONS: Although the proportion of RTs trained in smoking cessation counseling during and after studies increased between 2005 and 2010 (from 3% to 14%, and from 17% to 29%, respectively), sustained efforts are needed to increase the number of trained RTs, so that this translates into positive observable changes in counseling practices.

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“…The goal of improving perinatal nurses' knowledge, attitude and self-efficacy toward smoking cessation and relapse prevention counseling is to increase the behavior of counseling postpartum women. Like other health care provider groups, perinatal nurses who attended the brief smoking cessation education program demonstrated significant increases in counseling behavior [20]. Use of the interventions outlined in the HSS "Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence, Smoking Cessation Clinical Practice Guideline" needs to be a standard of care for all postpartum women [7].…”

Knowledge, practice, counseling confidence, and intention to use AAR model of smoking cessation among respiratory therapists: A cross-sectional study

“…[11] Currently, only a limited number of papers have discussed the role of RTs in smoking cessation. [10,12] The studies conducted in North America found that the percentage of RTs trained in counseling is limited; both studies were limited by high percentage of female RTs, i.e., 88% and 100%. To the best of our knowledge no other study was conducted among RTs in other countries except for North America.…”

“…[9] Health educators, addiction counselors, RTs, and other medical experts have made significant efforts to raise public awareness regarding the risks associated with tobacco use. [10] In contrast, in Riyadh, the capital city of Saudi Arabia, most physicians indicated that they rarely question their patients' smoking habits or provide smoking cessation advice. [11] Currently, only a limited number of papers have discussed the role of RTs in smoking cessation.…”

Has the Opportunity Gone Up in Smoke?

“…8 In this study they compare the differences in self-reported characteristics such as beliefs, selfefficacy, knowledge of community resources, barriers, and number of patients counseled by RTs at 2 different points in time (2005 and 2010). The study also seeks to determine if differences in these scores are the result of training received "during studies" (as part of the RT's formal respiratory care education) or "after studies" (as part of the RT's continuing education).…”