Are psychiatric outpatients assessed for smoking?
Abstract
Are psychiatric outpatients assessed for smoking?
ABSTRACT
Objectives: The presence of psychiatric disorder is not obstacle for the treatment to quit smoking; however this treatment is not preferred among primary purposes in these patients. We aimed to investigate use of tobacco, whether asked their smoking habit by a psychiatrist, the request of patients who smoke to quit smoking, whether they can get help from the psychiatric outpatient clinic of knowledge about smoking cessation and "Addiction and Treatment of Smoking" training of the psychiatrists effects on query of smoking status.
Methods: This study was conducted at Outpatient Clinic of the Beyhekim Department of Psychiatry at Konya Education and ResearchHospital between June and July 2013. Five-item questionnaire was administered to all participants after the examination in the first phase.. The outpatient clinic doctors were not informed about the questionnaire during examination because of alteration their interrogation of smoking. In September 2013, "Addiction and Treatment of Smoking" training were given to the psychiatrists doctors working in this study. In the second phase of this study, same questionnaire was administrated to patients of these trained doctors..
Results: 51.1% of participants were smokers. In the first phase of the study, doctors from the 18.3% (n= 40) and 53.5% (n = 95) in the second phase had questioned smoking of patients. After training seminar the rate to question of doctors had significantly increased (p<0.001). %37.9 of participants (n=69) wanted to quit smoking. %46.9 of participants (n=186) knew that they can get help from the psychiatric outpatient clinic for smoking cessation.
Conclusion: "Chance to get rid of smoking addiction" should be offered to patients in psychiatric outpatient clinics. Working to increase the knowledge of psychiatrics on this subject should be made.
Keywords: Mental Disorders, Psychiatrist, Smoking, Smoking Cessation.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Health Care Administration
Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Hülya Ertekin
ÇANAKKALE ONSEKİZ MART ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TIP FAKÜLTESİ, DAHİLİ TIP BİLİMLERİ BÖLÜMÜ, PSİKİYATRİ ANABİLİM DALI
Türkiye
Memduha Aydın
Konya Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Beyhekim Psikiyatri Kliniği, Konya, Türkiye
Türkiye
Mehmet Arslan
Kırklareli Babaeski Devlet Hastanesi, Psikiyatri, Kırklareli
Türkiye
Yusuf Haydar Ertekin
ÇANAKKALE ONSEKİZ MART ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TIP FAKÜLTESİ, DAHİLİ TIP BİLİMLERİ BÖLÜMÜ, AİLE HEKİMLİĞİ ANABİLİM DALI
Türkiye
İbrahim Eren
This is me
Konya Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Beyhekim Psikiyatri Kliniği, Konya, Türkiye
Türkiye
Publication Date
July 6, 2017
Submission Date
June 7, 2017
Acceptance Date
June 30, 2017
Published in Issue
Year 2017 Volume: 9 Number: 2


