Kostagiolas Petros, Parnavela Sofia, Theodorou Panagiotis
Department of Archives, Library Science and Museology, Ionian University, Corfu, Greece.
Hellenic Open University, Patra, Greece.
Adv Exp Med Biol. 2023;1425:645-662. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-31986-0_63.
Smoking has a harmful effect on human body and is rated to be the primary cause of preventable premature disease and death worldwide, while it is responsible for at least 25 life-threatening diseases.
An empirical investigation has been carried out through the development and distribution of a structured questionnaire. The sample of empirical investigation consisted of 150 smokers aged over 18 years (response rate 85.7%).
Descriptive analysis and correlation control of questionnaire variables are used to report the findings of the study.
Information about passive smoking, smoking consequences, and current therapies in quitting smoking were rated highest among smoke-related information needs. The main sources of information were family/relatives/friends/colleagues and Internet and less important factors were formal sources like medical staff, health professionals, and primary health care services. Ε-health literacy is correlated with higher self-efficacy, positive intention to quit smoking, and better educational level while is negatively correlated with increasing age.
The creation of specialized programs and upgraded information services is fundamental for successful smoking cessation. These programs and services should be addressed to all socioeconomic groups and combined with the improvement in smokers' e-health literacy will contribute to a higher self-efficacy and finally drive them to quit smoking.
吸烟对人体有害，被认为是全球可预防的过早疾病和死亡的主要原因，它导致至少25种危及生命的疾病。
通过编制和发放结构化问卷进行实证调查。实证调查样本包括150名18岁以上的吸烟者（回复率85.7%）。
使用问卷变量的描述性分析和相关性控制来报告研究结果。
在与吸烟相关的信息需求中，关于被动吸烟、吸烟后果和当前戒烟疗法的信息得分最高。信息的主要来源是家人/亲戚/朋友/同事和互联网，而诸如医务人员、健康专业人员和初级卫生保健服务等正规来源则不太重要。电子健康素养与更高的自我效能感、积极的戒烟意愿和更好的教育水平相关，而与年龄增长呈负相关。
创建专门项目和升级信息服务是成功戒烟的基础。这些项目和服务应面向所有社会经济群体，并与提高吸烟者的电子健康素养相结合，这将有助于提高自我效能感，并最终促使他们戒烟。
