Antal Márk, Forster András, Zalai Zsolt, Barabás Katalin, Ramseier Christoph, Nagy Katalin
Faculty of Dentistry, University of Szeged, Hungary.
Cent Eur J Public Health. 2012 Mar;20(1):45-9. doi: 10.21101/cejph.a3733.
Smoking is the most preventable cause of death worldwide. The regularity of visits of patients to dental offices offers a valuable contact for health professionals and the healthcare system to initiate anti-smoking activity. However, these contacts remain unutilized and there is little interaction between doctor and patient with regard to prevention of smoking and its consequences. The aim of this study was to evaluate the current situation and attitudes towards smoking and giving up smoking among dental professionals. A survey was carried out in the sample consisting in total of 342 participants, 212 students of dentistry and 130 dentists. Students were asked to complete a questionaire during the enrolment period; dentists were asked to complete the questionnaire while attending an annual compulsory in-service training course at the University of Szeged. The data were analysed statistically using SPSS 10.0 software, significance was tested using the Mann-Whitney U test and results were compared with data from a similar study conducted by the same research group in 2004 in which general knowledge and attitude towards smoking and giving up smoking was measured and evaluated. Results demonstrated that there is a lower number of smokers among dental professionals (dentists: 22.3%; students: 20.3%) than in the Hungarian general population and high interest in encouraging and assisting patients in giving up smoking (dentists: 45%; students: 54%). Comparing the results of this study to earlier data collated in 2004, we find a decreasing ratio of smokers among students (34% in 2004 and 20.3% in 2011). An increasing need for information about smoking cessation, tobacco related health hazards and the lack of detailed knowledge about methods and patient education were identified.
吸烟是全球最可预防的死因。患者定期前往牙科诊所，这为卫生专业人员和医疗保健系统开展反吸烟活动提供了宝贵的接触机会。然而，这些接触机会未得到利用，医生和患者在预防吸烟及其后果方面几乎没有互动。本研究的目的是评估牙科专业人员对吸烟和戒烟的现状及态度。对总共342名参与者进行了一项调查，其中包括212名牙科学生和130名牙医。要求学生在入学期间填写一份问卷；要求牙医在参加塞格德大学年度强制在职培训课程时填写问卷。使用SPSS 10.0软件对数据进行统计分析，使用曼-惠特尼U检验进行显著性检验，并将结果与该研究小组2004年进行的一项类似研究的数据进行比较，该研究测量并评估了对吸烟和戒烟的一般知识及态度。结果表明，牙科专业人员中的吸烟者数量（牙医：22.3%；学生：20.3%）低于匈牙利普通人群，并且在鼓励和协助患者戒烟方面有很高的积极性（牙医：45%；学生：54%）。将本研究结果与2004年整理的早期数据进行比较，我们发现学生中的吸烟者比例在下降（2004年为34%，2011年为20.3%）。人们发现对戒烟信息、烟草相关健康危害的需求不断增加，并且缺乏关于方法和患者教育的详细知识。
