ArticleBMC family practice2013
"What kind of general practitioner do I need for smoking cessation?" Results from a qualitative study in Poland.
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- When primary care providers and smokers meet: a systematic review and metasynthesis.NPJ primary care respiratory medicine · 2021Pooled it
- Intensive Intervention on Smoking Cessation in Patients Undergoing Elective Surgery: The Role of Family Physicians.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Trial
- Barriers to implementation of smoking cessation support among healthcare professionals in the secondary healthcare sector: A qualitative and quantitative evaluation.Tobacco prevention & cessation · 2024Article
- Why Can't I Stop Smoking: Predictors of Tobacco Use and Quit Rates in the Freedom From Tobacco Program.Cureus · 2023Article
- The Role of Health Behaviors in Quality of Life: A Longitudinal Study of Patients with Colorectal Cancer.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Reasons for and Scenarios Associated with Failure to Cease Smoking: Results from a Qualitative Study Among Polish Smokers Who Had Unsuccessfully Attempted to Quit.Patient preference and adherence · 2021Article
- Motivations toward smoking cessation, reasons for relapse, and modes of quitting: results from a qualitative study among former and current smokers.Patient preference and adherence · 2014Article
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Abstract
backgroundCigarette smoking remains the leading preventable cause of death and disease. Thus, all activities aiming to reduce smoking play an important role in improving population health. The positive role of the general practitioner (GP) in smoking cessation could increase the success rate for quitting smoking, if compared with unassisted cessation. The aim of this study was to determine what kind of general practitioner smokers need in order to stop smoking.
methodsFour focus groups with 12 current and 12 former smokers (aged 20-59, 11 women and 13 men), were arranged in the city of Toruń, Poland, with a view to describe their opinions on the GP's role in smoking cessation. The data were subjected to descriptive qualitative content analysis.
resultsTwo major themes emerged in the analysis: the smokers' positive and negative experiences of the GP in smoking cessation and their expectations regarding the role of the GP in smoking cessation. The first theme embraced the following subthemes: (1) GP's passivity, (2) routine questions about the patient's smoking during the visit, (3) lack of time during the visit, and (4) the role model of the GP in smoking cessation. Within the second theme, the respondents identified the following subthemes: (1) bringing up the topic of smoking cessation, even in situations when the patient is unprepared for this; (2) the necessity of a tailored approach to the patient; (3) access to information and evidence confirming the harms of smoking tobacco; (4) prescription of pharmacological and other treatment; and (5) referral to specialists in smoking cessation.
conclusionsPatients expect their GP to actively participate in smoking cessation through a more tailored approach to the patient's needs. The patients' experiences did not match their expectations: the smokers rarely got advice on smoking cessation from their GPs. Finally, they emphasized the importance of the GP as a role model in smoking cessation.
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