Primary Care Clinical Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
Patient Educ Couns. 2013 Oct;93(1):139-45. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2013.04.021. Epub 2013 May 25.
To investigate the smoking status of stop smoking practitioners, the impact of this on their practice, and clients' quit rates.
Smoking cessation practitioners in the UK NHS Stop Smoking Service were asked about their smoking status, client quit rates and practitioner-client interaction, using an online survey. Associations between responses were investigated using logistic regression.
51% of the sample (N=484) were ex-smokers. Most practitioners had been questioned about their smoking status by clients, with more never than ex-smokers claiming that this reduced their confidence when advising. Never smokers more frequently reported that clients questioned their ability as a practitioner, but no significant difference in quit rates was reported between never and ex-smokers.
Although evidence suggests smokers believe many practitioners are never smokers, this survey found that this is not true. Research investigating how many smokers might not be seeking support to quit because of this could be beneficial.
Raising awareness of the similarity of quit rates achieved by never and former smoker practitioners, and the experience practitioners draw upon when offering advice, might encourage greater use of the NHS SSS. It could also be beneficial to improve training in never smokers to address confidence issues.
调查戒烟从业者的吸烟状况、这对他们实践的影响以及客户的戒烟率。
英国国民保健署戒烟服务中心的戒烟从业者被要求在线调查他们的吸烟状况、客户的戒烟率和从业者与客户的互动情况。使用逻辑回归调查了反应之间的相关性。
样本的 51%（N=484）为已戒烟者。大多数从业者曾被客户询问过吸烟状况，不吸烟者比已戒烟者更频繁地表示，这降低了他们在提供建议时的信心。从不吸烟者更频繁地报告说，客户质疑他们作为从业者的能力，但未戒烟者和已戒烟者的戒烟率没有显著差异。
尽管有证据表明吸烟者认为许多从业者从未吸烟，但这项调查发现并非如此。调查吸烟者可能因为这个原因而不寻求戒烟支持的人数可能会有所帮助。
提高对从未吸烟者和前吸烟者从业者戒烟率相似的认识，以及从业者在提供建议时所依据的经验，可能会鼓励更多地使用国民保健署戒烟服务中心。改善对从未吸烟者的培训以解决信心问题也可能是有益的。
