Kadanakuppe Sushi, Aradhya Shankar
Department of Public Health Dentistry, Vokkaligara Sangha Dental College and Hospital, Bangalore, India.
Oral Health Prev Dent. 2013;11(2):175-80. doi: 10.3290/j.ohpd.a29733.
The objective of this study was to assess the opinion of dental patients who use tobacco towards receiving tobacco cessation counseling and services in a dental college and hospital setting.
A cross-sectional descriptive survey method using a structured questionnaire was used in this study. Participants were patients attending The Oxford Dental College, Hospital, and Research Center, Bengaluru, India. Each patient in the clinic waiting room was asked by the investigator to complete a 29-item self-administered questionnaire. Descriptive statistics and bivariate analysis using Fisher's exact tests were used for statistical analysis of the data.
Ninety-six percent (n = 770) of tobacco users had previously attempted to quit tobacco and 95.7% were willing to quit. Sixteen percent (n = 132) of respondents reported that they currently used tobacco. About 83% of tobacco users agreed that the student dentist should ask patients whether or not they use tobacco, 79.4% agreed that the student dentist should advise tobacco users to quit, and 81.4% agreed that student dentists should offer information on quitting tobacco to patients who want to quit. Only 12.5% (n = 100) of the patients who use tobacco were aware of the community resources available to quit tobacco.
This study shows that patients expect and felt comfortable with receiving tobacco cessation counseling services by oral health professionals in a dental hospital setting.
本研究的目的是评估在牙科学院和医院环境中使用烟草的牙科患者对于接受戒烟咨询和服务的看法。
本研究采用结构化问卷的横断面描述性调查方法。参与者为印度班加罗尔牛津牙科学院、医院及研究中心的患者。研究者要求诊所候诊室的每位患者填写一份29项的自填式问卷。数据的统计分析采用描述性统计和使用Fisher精确检验的双变量分析。
96%（n = 770）的烟草使用者此前曾尝试戒烟，95.7%愿意戒烟。16%（n = 132）的受访者报告他们目前使用烟草。约83%的烟草使用者同意学生牙医应询问患者是否使用烟草，79.4%同意学生牙医应建议烟草使用者戒烟，81.4%同意学生牙医应向想要戒烟的患者提供戒烟信息。仅12.5%（n = 100）使用烟草的患者知晓可用于戒烟的社区资源。
本研究表明，患者期望在牙科医院环境中接受口腔健康专业人员的戒烟咨询服务，并对此感到安心。
