Comparison of Attitude of Smokeless Tobacco Users Taking Dental Treatment versus Not Seeking Dental Treatment toward Cessation of Smokeless Tobacco Use

Background: Tobacco exposure is the single greatest preventable cause of morbidity, disability, and mortality for chronic and debilitating diseases. In public health education, an important aspect is the treatment of tobacco use dependence. This experimental study is intended to deter the use of smo...

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Main Authors: P. Linda, Sandhya Gupta, Sonali Jhanjee, Vijay Prakash Mathur
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Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Psychiatric Nursing
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Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/IOPN.IOPN_13_19
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Sonali Jhanjee
Vijay Prakash Mathur
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description Background: Tobacco exposure is the single greatest preventable cause of morbidity, disability, and mortality for chronic and debilitating diseases. In public health education, an important aspect is the treatment of tobacco use dependence. This experimental study is intended to deter the use of smokeless tobacco (ST) for the users who seek treatment and who do not seek treatment as well. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted using a pretest–posttest design on ST users (dental group = 40 and nondental group = 40) in a tertiary care setting. Educational video: A video film of 14 min was developed by a researcher that included contents related to the chemical properties of tobacco, its harmful health effects, the diseases caused by tobacco use, and the facilities available for treatment. Tools: The tools used were subject datasheet and attitude questionnaire. Results: The mean age of the participants in dental group was 39 years and in nondental group was 34 years. Most of the participants in dental group and nondental group were using gutka. Attitude scores of participants significantly increase from pretest (55.32 ± 7.0) to posttest (62.74 ± 4.2). There was a statistically significant difference between attitude scores of participants in dental group (60.3 ± 13.23) and nondental group (62.6 ± 4.19) at 1-month follow-up (P ≤ 0.05). Conclusion: The educational video film regarding the ill effects of tobacco use and its treatment was effective in enhancing positive attitude of both the equally useful.
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spelling doaj-art-16f126da7c3d482eb376bf8d01df30282025-08-20T03:00:06ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Psychiatric Nursing2231-15052019-01-01161313410.4103/IOPN.IOPN_13_19Comparison of Attitude of Smokeless Tobacco Users Taking Dental Treatment versus Not Seeking Dental Treatment toward Cessation of Smokeless Tobacco UseP. LindaSandhya GuptaSonali JhanjeeVijay Prakash MathurBackground: Tobacco exposure is the single greatest preventable cause of morbidity, disability, and mortality for chronic and debilitating diseases. In public health education, an important aspect is the treatment of tobacco use dependence. This experimental study is intended to deter the use of smokeless tobacco (ST) for the users who seek treatment and who do not seek treatment as well. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted using a pretest–posttest design on ST users (dental group = 40 and nondental group = 40) in a tertiary care setting. Educational video: A video film of 14 min was developed by a researcher that included contents related to the chemical properties of tobacco, its harmful health effects, the diseases caused by tobacco use, and the facilities available for treatment. Tools: The tools used were subject datasheet and attitude questionnaire. Results: The mean age of the participants in dental group was 39 years and in nondental group was 34 years. Most of the participants in dental group and nondental group were using gutka. Attitude scores of participants significantly increase from pretest (55.32 ± 7.0) to posttest (62.74 ± 4.2). There was a statistically significant difference between attitude scores of participants in dental group (60.3 ± 13.23) and nondental group (62.6 ± 4.19) at 1-month follow-up (P ≤ 0.05). Conclusion: The educational video film regarding the ill effects of tobacco use and its treatment was effective in enhancing positive attitude of both the equally useful.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/IOPN.IOPN_13_19tobaccoattitude regarding smokeless tobacco usesmokeless tobacco user
spellingShingle P. Linda
Sandhya Gupta
Sonali Jhanjee
Vijay Prakash Mathur
Comparison of Attitude of Smokeless Tobacco Users Taking Dental Treatment versus Not Seeking Dental Treatment toward Cessation of Smokeless Tobacco Use
Indian Journal of Psychiatric Nursing
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attitude regarding smokeless tobacco use
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title Comparison of Attitude of Smokeless Tobacco Users Taking Dental Treatment versus Not Seeking Dental Treatment toward Cessation of Smokeless Tobacco Use
title_full Comparison of Attitude of Smokeless Tobacco Users Taking Dental Treatment versus Not Seeking Dental Treatment toward Cessation of Smokeless Tobacco Use
title_fullStr Comparison of Attitude of Smokeless Tobacco Users Taking Dental Treatment versus Not Seeking Dental Treatment toward Cessation of Smokeless Tobacco Use
title_full_unstemmed Comparison of Attitude of Smokeless Tobacco Users Taking Dental Treatment versus Not Seeking Dental Treatment toward Cessation of Smokeless Tobacco Use
title_short Comparison of Attitude of Smokeless Tobacco Users Taking Dental Treatment versus Not Seeking Dental Treatment toward Cessation of Smokeless Tobacco Use
title_sort comparison of attitude of smokeless tobacco users taking dental treatment versus not seeking dental treatment toward cessation of smokeless tobacco use
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attitude regarding smokeless tobacco use
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