Obeidat N A, Hawari F I, Amarin R, Altamimi B Aburajab, Ghonimat I M
Applied Research Unit, Cancer Control Office, King Hussein Cancer Center, 202 Queen Rania Al-Abdallah Street, Amman, 11941, Jordan.
School of Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA.
J Cancer Educ. 2017 Dec;32(4):714-720. doi: 10.1007/s13187-016-1013-6.
Little is known with regard to perceptions and information needs of oncology practitioners in the Middle East as they pertain to smoking cessation (SC) support for cancer patients. We sought to assess these in a regional cancer center. A survey was distributed to oncology practitioners (physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and physio- and respiratory therapists) at King Hussein Cancer Center (Amman, Jordan) for self-completion. The survey included SC-related measures of perceptions, knowledge, and practices. Descriptive statistics and cross tabulations were performed to identify misperceptions and knowledge gaps that could be corrected through continuing education. Findings revealed, among 254 practitioners surveyed, low referral rates to the SC clinic. Negative perceptions about cancer patients who smoke existed (e.g., patients needing smoking to control anxiety; patients' willpower sufficient for quitting; patients not wanting to quit and not needing more information). Substantial knowledge gaps were prevalent with regard to the detrimental outcomes associated with continued tobacco use after a cancer diagnosis and with regard to approved SC medication choices. Our results are useful in identifying topics that need to be highlighted during training and educational efforts in the region and also reinforce the need to avail such efforts in order to improve SC-related knowledge and perceptions.
关于中东地区肿瘤学从业者在为癌症患者提供戒烟支持方面的认知和信息需求，目前所知甚少。我们试图在一家地区癌症中心对此进行评估。我们向侯赛因国王癌症中心（约旦安曼）的肿瘤学从业者（医生、护士、药剂师、物理治疗师和呼吸治疗师）发放了一份调查问卷，供其自行填写。该调查问卷包括与戒烟相关的认知、知识和实践方面的测评。我们进行了描述性统计和交叉制表分析，以找出那些可通过继续教育予以纠正的错误认知和知识差距。研究结果显示，在接受调查的254名从业者中，转介至戒烟诊所的比例较低。对吸烟的癌症患者存在负面认知（例如，患者需要吸烟来控制焦虑；患者的意志力足以戒烟；患者不想戒烟且不需要更多信息）。在癌症诊断后持续吸烟的有害后果以及获批的戒烟药物选择方面，存在大量知识空白。我们的研究结果有助于确定该地区培训和教育工作中需要重点强调的主题，同时也强化了开展此类工作以提高与戒烟相关的知识和认知的必要性。
