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Current Issue Volume 6, Issue 2 - 2024
Nurses’ Optimal Implementation of Smoking Cessation Intervention: A Single-Institution Experience
Reiko KORI1, Kanji OTSUBO², Hiroki SAKAI², Hiroyuki KIMURA², Tomoyuki MIYAZAWA², Hideki MARUSHIMA², Koji KOJIMA², Masatoshi HARA3, Hisashi SAJI²,*
1Department of Nursing, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan
²Department of Chest Surgery, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan
3Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan
*Corresponding Author: Hisashi Saji, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Chest Surgery, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, 2-16-1 Sugao, Miyamae-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 216-8511, Japan; Tel: +81-44-977-8111; Fax: +81-44-976-5792; Email: [email protected]
Received Date: April 29, 2024
Published Date: May 10, 2024
Citation: KORI R, et al. (2024). Nurses’ Optimal Implementation of Smoking Cessation Intervention: A Single-Institution Experience. Mathews J Nurs. 6(2):43.
Copyrights: KORI R, et al. © (2024).
ABSTRACT
Background: Smoking cessation can be taught in many ways, but few studies have examined the effectiveness of smoking cessation interventions following the questions in the tobacco dependence screener (TDS). Aims: This study aimed to establish a base for developing tailored smoking cessation training programs to ensure nurses’ optimal implementation of smoking cessation interventions for patients. Methods: This study extracted and analyzed data, including TDS results, teaching details, and clinical outcomes, from the medical records of patients who visited our smoking cessation clinic from August 2018 to March 2020. Findings: No statistical difference was observed in the mean TDS score, Brinkman index, or mean age between patients who successfully and failed to quit smoking. In brief, 15 successfully quit smoking, whereas 6 failed. The success rate of smoking cessation was higher in the group with a TDS score of ≥8 than in the group with a TDS score of <8 (80.0% vs. 63.6%). Conclusion: Targeted interventions based on patient responses to the TDS may significantly impact the success of smoking cessation than simple advice alone.
The name of the trial register: Institutional Review Board of St. Marianna University School of Medicine
Keywords: Japan, Nurses, Nursing, smoking cessation intervention, the tobacco dependence screener
