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Attitudes and practices of health care providers towards improving adherence to smoking cessation medications in Australia: A descriptive study
Health promotion journal of Australia, Vol.34(4), pp.848-855
10/2023
PMID: 36284364
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Abstract
Issue addressed: Adherence to smoking cessation medications is low and predicts the success of quit attempts. Healthcare providers (HCPs) role in delivering smoking cessation support is crucial. HCPs support to improve adherence to smoking cessation medication has not been evaluated in Australia. This study describes the attitudes and practices of HCPs in Australia towards adherence to smoking cessation medications (Nicotine replacement therapies, Varenicline, and Bupropion) and intervention options.
Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted using a convenience sample of 70 HCPs in Australia. Participants were recruited through the social media platforms of professional societies in Australia. Data was collected in the periods between November 2020 and September 2021. Descriptive statistics were performed using SPSS statistical software version 27.0 and data was presented using proportions and percentages.
Results: The majority of participants were doctors, nurses, and midwives (82.8%). Almost two-thirds of the participants (68.6%) self-reported that they provided adequate adherence support to individuals taking smoking cessation medications. The majority of participants (87.1%) identified adherence support service as part of their professional role. Only 11.1% of the participants who did not believe supporting medication adherence to be their role reported providing adherence support. The main perceived barriers to adherence support are lack of skill, knowledge, time, and resources. HCPs believed that providing additional counselling and monitoring of adherence can improve adherence rates.
Conclusions: In an online survey conducted in Australia, HCPs indicated multiple barriers to providing adherence support and intervention strategies that should be considered for smoking cessation programs. A higher proportion of participants who perceived adherence support as their professional role reported supporting adherence to smoking cessation medications. SO WHAT?: Considerations should be given to improve HCPs attitudes and practices towards smoking cessation medications adherence support. Smoking cessation programs should consider the issue of adherence support. Further studies with a larger sample size across a broader range of HCPs are needed to extensively understand adherence service provision among HCPs in Australia.
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- Title
- Attitudes and practices of health care providers towards improving adherence to smoking cessation medications in Australia: A descriptive study
- Creators
- Amanual Getnet Mersha - University of Newcastle AustraliaParivash Eftekhari - University of Newcastle AustraliaMichelle Kennedy - University of Newcastle AustraliaGillian Sandra Gould - Southern Cross University
- Publication Details
- Health promotion journal of Australia, Vol.34(4), pp.848-855
- Comment
- Amanual Getnet Mersha is supported by the University of Newcastle Vice-Chancellor's Higher Degree by Research Training Scholarship. Gillian Sandra Gould is supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council Translating Research into Practice Fellowship. Michelle Kennedy is supported by the National Health and Medical Research Council Early Career Research Fellowship. Parivash Eftekhari is supported by funding from the Australian Federal Government, Department of Health. Open access publishing facilitated by The University of Newcastle, as part of the Wiley - The University of Newcastle agreement via the Council of Australian University Librarians.
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Grant note
- University of Newcastle Vice-Chancellor's Higher Degree by Research Training Scholarship; National Health and Medical Research Council Translating Research into Practice Fellowship; National Health and Medical Research Council Early Career Research Fellowship; Australian Federal Government, Department of Health.
- Identifiers
- 991013055104302368
- Copyright
- ©2022 The Authors
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article