ArticleTobacco induced diseases2012
Tobacco smoking among doctors in mainland China: a study from Shandong province and review of the literature.
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- Feasibility and Acceptability of a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy-Based Smartphone App for Smoking Cessation in China: A Single-Group Cohort Study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
- Cigarette Smoking, Health-Related Behaviors, and Burnout Among Mental Health Professionals in China: A Nationwide Survey.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2020Article
- The belief that secondhand smoke causes serious illness among Chinese smokers: Smoking cessation and intention to quit.Tobacco prevention & cessation · 2018Article
- Beverage Intake, Smoking Behavior, and Alcohol Consumption in Contemporary China-A Cross-Sectional Analysis from the 2011 China Health and Nutrition Survey.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2017Article
- Perceptions of smoking cessation among Glasgow's Chinese community.Tobacco prevention & cessation · 2017Article
- The International Epidemiology of Lung Cancer: Latest Trends, Disparities, and Tumor Characteristics.Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer · 2016Article
- Individual and interpersonal triggers to quit smoking in China: a cross-sectional analysis.Tobacco control · 2015Article
- Smoking behaviours and cessation services among male physicians in China: evidence from a structural equation model.Tobacco control · 2013Article
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Abstract
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backgroundTobacco control represents a key area in which doctors can make a significant positive impact on their patients' lives. Despite this fact, however, doctors in certain regions of China are known to smoke tobacco at rates similar to or even exceeding those seen within the general population.
objectiveThis study sought to investigate the smoking habits of doctors at a teaching hospital in Shandong province, as well as providing a brief review of smoking research that has been conducted among doctors elsewhere in China.
methodAn anonymous questionnaire survey was distributed to doctors working at a university teaching hospital in 2008, as part of a larger study of occupational health issues in the healthcare profession.
resultsThe overall smoking prevalence rate of doctors in this study was 36.3% with significant differences observed between the genders (males: 46.7% and females: 5.3%). Age and total career length were also correlated with smoking habit, although no significant associations were found with department of employment.
conclusionsOverall, our study suggests that smoking rates among doctors in Shandong province are higher than those documented in many other countries, a finding which is consistent with previous research conducted in some other Chinese provinces. Addressing this issue from an intrinsic cultural perspective will clearly need to form the cornerstone of tobacco control efforts within the Chinese medical community in future years.
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