Comparative Analysis of Smoking Awareness Among Nursing Students and Professionals in Spain
Mario García-Suárez,1– 3 Beatriz Ordás-Campos,2,3 Jesús Antonio Fernández-Fernández,1,3 Carlos Méndez-Martínez,1– 3 Juan Gómez-Salgado,4,5 Daniel Fernández-García1,3 1Health Research Nursing Group (GREIS), University of León, León, 24071, España; 2Hospital Universitario de León, León, 24071, España;...
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Dove Medical Press
2025-02-01
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| Series: | Risk Management and Healthcare Policy |
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| Online Access: | https://www.dovepress.com/comparative-analysis-of-smoking-awareness-among-nursing-students-and-p-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-RMHP |
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| Summary: | Mario García-Suárez,1– 3 Beatriz Ordás-Campos,2,3 Jesús Antonio Fernández-Fernández,1,3 Carlos Méndez-Martínez,1– 3 Juan Gómez-Salgado,4,5 Daniel Fernández-García1,3 1Health Research Nursing Group (GREIS), University of León, León, 24071, España; 2Hospital Universitario de León, León, 24071, España; 3Department of Nursing and Physiotherapy, University of León, León, 24071, España; 4Department of Sociology, Social Work and Public Health. Faculty of Labour Sciences, University of Huelva, Huelva, 21071, España; 5Graduate Program in Health and Safety. Universidad Espíritu Santo, Guayaquil, EcuadorCorrespondence: Juan Gómez-Salgado, Department of Sociology, Social Work and Public Health. Faculty of Labour Sciences, University of Huelva, Av. 3 de Marzo s/n. Campus El Carmen, Huelva, 21071, España, Tel +0034 959219700, Email salgado@uhu.esBackground: Tobacco consumption is considered one of the main risk factors in the development of non-communicable diseases such as respiratory, cardiovascular, or oncological diseases, among others. Nurses play an important role in identifying smokers and making them aware of the consequences of tobacco use, advising them on smoking cessation.Objective: The aim of this study was to carry out a comparative analysis of the level of smoking awareness among nursing students and professionals.Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional study using an anonymous self-administered questionnaire, previously validated. This questionnaire was given to nursing students between March and June 2022 and to nursing professionals between January and March 2023.Results: The prevalence of tobacco use was found to be 14.5% among nursing students and 19.1% among nursing professionals. Regarding the level of awareness, professionals always obtained better results than students, with statistically significant differences when analysing the mean scores obtained in the questionnaires regarding awareness of the effects of tobacco consumption in active smokers (8.72 vs 8.07; p< 0.001) and of the pathologies that could manifest in passive smokers (5.49 vs 5.27; p=0.008).Conclusion: The results of the analysis show that professionals seem to be better educated and to use tobacco more than students. The awareness that professionals have about the different consequences of active and/or passive smoking does not lead to a decrease in the prevalence of smoking, probably because the number of years they have been using cigarettes is much higher than that of students. Similarly, proving an acceptable level of awareness does not result in professionals promoting smoking cessation programmes.Keywords: nursing, tobacco use, awareness, student, nurse |
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| ISSN: | 1179-1594 |