Smoking, barriers to quitting, and smoking-related knowledge, attitudes, and patient practices among male physicians in China.

摘要: INTRODUCTION Successful interventions to reduce the high rate of smoking among male physicians in China might contribute reduction tobacco use country overall. Better characterization smoking, barriers quitting, and smoking-related knowledge, attitudes, patient practices this physician population will help plan such provide baseline data evaluate their effectiveness. METHODS A self-administered survey behaviors, was conducted health care professionals 2 large teaching hospitals China. RESULTS Of 103 physicians, those who smoked (n = 51) had a more limited knowledge disease were less likely advise patients quit compared with nonsmoking 52). More than one-fourth (29%) accepted gift cigarettes, these ask about status did not accept cigarettes. Seventy-five percent smokers reported that them quit, only 19% receiving training how quit. CONCLUSION High rates gifting support for on cessation approaches may compromise ability effectively treat smoke.