[The students of Public Higher Medical Professional School in Opole spreading anti-tobacco advice]

Przegl Lek. 2009;66(10):813-5.
[Article in Polish]

Abstract

Smoking tobacco in our society is the primary risk factor in the emergence of many diseases, including cardiovascular and cancer, elevating the risk of mortality before 65 years of age. Very important is the fact that this is a removable, which can be completely eliminated. The smoker health could be in better conditions and also other people from his environment. A man who is messed up is the sick man who, while having the motivation to stop smoking, need a comprehensive and specialized medical treatment. Respondents nursing and midwifery students in Opole PMWSZ most important in providing advice to patients students choose family doctors (34.1%) and internists (17.9%). According to the respondents, patients who, despite a strong motivation to stop smoking can not, should find help in specialized anti-tobacco clinic (27.8%), substance abuse treatment clinic (16.5%), and psychological counseling (11.4%). Half of the surveyed students (51.35%) declared the ability to advice patients, while only 18.7% of respondents correctly answered the question what is the minimum intervention of tobacco control, 56% of respondents claimed that it is information to the patient of the consequences of smoking. Important in reducing the health effects of smoking is to prepare health workers to diagnose the problem of addiction and comprehensive professional treatment.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Clinical Competence / statistics & numerical data
  • Female
  • Health Promotion / methods
  • Health Promotion / organization & administration
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Midwifery / statistics & numerical data
  • Nurses / statistics & numerical data
  • Physician's Role
  • Poland
  • Schools, Medical / statistics & numerical data*
  • Smoking Cessation / methods
  • Smoking Cessation / statistics & numerical data*
  • Smoking Prevention*
  • Students / statistics & numerical data*
  • Young Adult