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  International Nursing ReviewVolume 53 Issue 2, Pages 150 - 156 Published Online: 28 Apr 2006 Journal compilation © 2010 International Council of Nurses The Official Journal of the International Council of Nurses
Abstract | References | Full Text: HTML, PDF (Size: 102K) | Related Articles | Citation Tracking  Original Article Smoking among Greek nurses and their readiness to quit Copyright 2006 International Council of Nurses KEYWORDS Greece • Health Promotion • Qualified Nurses • Smoking Prevalence • Stages of Change BELETSIOTI-STIKA P. & SCRIVEN A. (2006) Smoking among Greek nurses and their readiness to quit. International Nursing Review53, 150–156 ABSTRACTAim and rationale: The preventable nature of smoking-associated diseases places a responsibility on health professionals for smoking-related health promotion. This paper disseminates information from a survey of qualified Greek nurses, comparing smoking attitudes, influences on smoking behaviours and desire to quit with their motivation to act as health promoters with patients and other health professionals who smoke. Method and sample: A random sample (n = 402) of qualified nurses employed by hospitals in Athens was surveyed with a self-administered questionnaire in a cross-sectional survey which had a 73% response rate. Following quality control measures, a final sample of 308 was achieved. Results: Results showed that almost half of the nurses in the sample were current smokers, almost a quarter were former smokers, with just less than a third non-smokers. Using the Stages of Change model as a measure, the survey reported that 11% of the smokers in the sample expressed a desire to stop within the next month, another 12% in the coming 6 months and 23% of current smokers were still in the pre-contemplation stage. The main reasons given for continuing to smoke included using tobacco for enjoyment and as a coping mechanism for stress. Organizational problems were identified as the main source of stress. Finally, the majority of respondents confirmed the important part that they can play as role models in promoting health behaviours in their patients. Conclusions: Findings suggest that smoking prevalence among qualified Greek nurses is greater than that reported in the general Greek population. Implications and recommendations for nursing practice, education and research include the early provision of smoking education in nurse training. Interventions should be directed at nurses who smoke to assist them to stop and to maintain cessation according to their stages of change. |
