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ArticlePrimary health care research & development2025

Changes in the smoking status of primary care professionals and their association with rates of tobacco treatment delivery: the TiTAN Greece & Cyprus tobacco dependence treatment training programme.

Stavros Stafylidis, Sophia Papadakis, Paraskevi Katsaounou, Constantine Vardavas, Ioanna Tsiligianni, George Samoutis, Athina Tatsioni, Marilena Anastasaki, Charis Girvalaki, Andrew Pipe and 2 more

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Stavros StafylidisLaboratory of Primary Health Care, General Practice and Health Services Research, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0009-0007-4834-2594
Sophia PapadakisClinic of Social and Family Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.ORCID 0009-0005-2414-7036
Paraskevi KatsaounouFirst ICU Evaggelismos Hospital Athens, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-8736-619X
Constantine VardavasClinic of Social and Family Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-0171-9570
Ioanna TsiligianniClinic of Social and Family Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-7922-7491
George SamoutisCentre for Primary Care and Population Health, St George's, University of London Medical School at University of Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus.ORCID 0000-0002-7507-507X
Athina TatsioniResearch Unit for General Medicine and Primary Health Care, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece.
Marilena AnastasakiClinic of Social and Family Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-2306-1626
Charis GirvalakiClinic of Social and Family Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-6849-0972
Andrew PipeDivision of Prevention and Rehabilitation, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-1280-1801
Christos LionisClinic of Social and Family Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-9324-2839
Emmanouil SmyrnakisLaboratory of Primary Health Care, General Practice and Health Services Research, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-9772-4595

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Abstract

aimThis study examines the impact of a continuing medical education (CME) intervention on smoking cessation among primary-care professionals (PCPs) and explores the relationship between PCP smoking status and patient tobacco-treatment delivery.

backgroundHigh rates of tobacco use among PCPs have been reported in several European countries. PCPs who smoke are less motivated to provide cessation support to their patients.

methodsA before-after study was conducted with 228 PCPs from Greece and Cyprus. The intervention included a one-day CME training, a 2.5-hour seminar three months later, and practice tools. Expert faculty provided informal support to smoking PCPs. Changes in PCP smoking status and 5As (ask, advise, assess, assist, and arrange) tobacco treatment delivery were assessed before and six months after training. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) and analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) were used to evaluate the association between the training and PCP smoking status and 5As delivery.

findingsAt baseline, 18% (

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Education, Medical, ContinuingPrimary Health CareSmokingSmoking CessationTobacco Use DisorderAdultCyprusFemaleGreeceHumansMaleMiddle AgedCyprusGreeceprimary care professionalssmokingtobacco treatmenttraining

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