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- Title
Smoking Cessation Counseling Practices of Texas Pharmacists.
- Authors
Meshack, Angela; Moultry, Aisha; Hu, Shaohua; McAlister, Alfred
- Abstract
A cross-sectional study was conducted to determine pharmacists’ awareness and education about smoking cessation and their communication with patients about smoking cessation. A survey was mailed to East Texas pharmacists practicing in the areas of hospital or clinical, retail or community, managed care, consultant, or academic pharmacy. Outcome measurements included: measures of the awareness of the 5 A’s and 5 R’s of smoking cessation, training received in smoking cessation, and communication practices regarding smoking cessation. There were 320 respondents. Approximately 10% of the respondents indicated they had received tobacco cessation counseling education during their formal educational training, 36% during continuing education programs, and 9% during both formal training and continuing education. About 44% reported they had received no tobacco cessation counseling training. Among pharmacists surveyed, 5% responded that they usually or always ask their patients if they smoke cigarettes, pipe, or cigars, 43% reported they sometimes or half of the time ask, and 45% said they never ask. There is a clear relationship between pharmacists awareness and education of smoking cessation techniques and their communication with patients about them. Pharmacy education leaders must continue their movement to include public health in the pharmacy curricula to produce pharmacists who are prepared to better serve the community.
- Subjects
EAST Texas; CROSS-sectional method; SURVEYS; PHARMACISTS; SMOKING cessation; HEALTH outcome assessment; AWARENESS; MEDICAL personnel training; COUNSELING; PATIENT-professional relations
- Publication
Journal of Community Health, 2009, Vol 34, Issue 3, p231
- ISSN
0094-5145
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10900-008-9146-0