SMOKING CESSATION AND THE PHARMACY: WHAT ARE THE ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AN INTENSIVE PHARMACY BASED SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAM? A GENERAL POPULATION PERSPECTIVE.

Cite this:
[1]
S. K. M. D. S. Deborah L. Burton, “SMOKING CESSATION AND THE PHARMACY: WHAT ARE THE ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AN INTENSIVE PHARMACY BASED SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAM? A GENERAL POPULATION PERSPECTIVE”., ijmhs, vol. 2, no. 4, Oct. 2013.
© 2022 Interactive Protocols
RIGHTS & PERMISSIONS
Article Views
182
Altmetric
1
Citations
-
LEARN ABOUT THESE METRICS
   PDF  

Abstract

Aim: To gather information on smoking cessation from members of the general population with a lifetime smoking history. To then use this information to identify issues or factors that may need to be considered before the implementation of a pharmacy based smoking cessation program. Method: Surveys were distributed to members of the general population with a smoking history. The survey was structured to address three groups; current smokers who have attempted to quit in the past, current smokers who have never attempted to quit and members of the population who have a smoking history but are not currently smoking. The populations were sampled from the Sydney South and the Central western regions. Results: Twenty-two percent of current smokers and four percent of past smokers sought help from the pharmacy during their quitting process. Pharmacists were also found to be an unlikely reason for a person attempting to quit or for quitting smoking. Conclusion: There a number of factors that need to be addressed before the implementation of a pharmacy based smoking cessation program. Promotion of the pharmacy as an avenue for smoking cessation intervention is needed.

KEYWORDS:

 Special Issue

Article Metrics Graph

Chart Graph | Range Graph

Content

Section

Source

License

All paper submissions must carry the following duly signed by all the authors:
“I certify that I have participated sufficiently in the conception and design of this work and the analysis of the data (wherever applicable), as well as the writing of the manuscript, to take public responsibility for it. I believe the manuscript represents valid work. I have reviewed the final version of the manuscript and approve it for publication. Neither has the manuscript nor one with substantially similar content under my authorship been published nor is being considered for publication elsewhere, except as described in an attachment. Furthermore I attest that I shall produce the data upon which the manuscript is based for examination by the editors or their assignees, if requested.”