Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica e Malattie Infettive, Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy. E-mail:
Ann Ist Super Sanita. 2013;49(3):266-71. doi: 10.4415/ANN_13_03_06.
The aim of this study was to assess knowledge and opinions of Italian general practitioners about the effectiveness of smoking cessation interventions and physicians' attitudes in addressing tobacco-related issues.
The survey was carried out through a questionnaire administered to general practitioners (GPs) attending a medical refresher course. 133 Italian GPs participated in the study with a mean age of 51.4 years (SD = 6.2).
The GPs had good knowledge about the predictors of smoking onset, pharmacotherapies for tobacco cessation and the clinical guidelines recommendations. Wrong answers were encountered for the prevalence of smokers in Italy, the Fagerström Test for nicotine dependence and minimal advice. Females were more subjected to higher knowledge about tobacco, and at lower risk to be a smoker/ex smoker. Furthermore, physicians ≥ 50 years old living in northern Italy had higher knowledge score.
Physician education on tobacco counseling is associated to increased comfort and practice in advising patients who smoke. Tobacco cessation training might increase the success rate of helping patients to quit smoking.
本研究旨在评估意大利全科医生对戒烟干预措施效果的认知和看法，以及医生在处理与烟草相关问题时的态度。
通过问卷调查的方式对参加医学进修课程的全科医生进行调查。共有 133 名意大利全科医生参与了这项研究，平均年龄为 51.4 岁（标准差=6.2）。
全科医生对吸烟开始的预测因素、戒烟的药物治疗以及临床指南建议有较好的了解。在意大利吸烟者的流行率、尼古丁依赖的 Fagerström 测试和最低建议方面，回答错误。女性对烟草的了解程度更高，吸烟/戒烟的风险也更低。此外，年龄在 50 岁以上、居住在意大利北部的医生，其知识得分更高。
对医生进行烟草咨询方面的教育与增加为吸烟患者提供建议的舒适度和实践机会有关。戒烟培训可能会提高帮助患者戒烟的成功率。
