Objective. This study
has aimed to investigate the bases, conditions and the characteristics of the
counselling approach of physicians serving in diverse branches of medicine in
our hospital. Methods. Volunteering physicians working in
our hospital were given a questionnaire designed to investigate their approach
in counselling against cigarette smoking habits of patients arriving at the
emergency services, the polyclinics and the specialized clinics. The
relationships between the answers given to the questions asked and the
professional branches or the characteristics of the approach to counselling was
analysed statistically. Results. The study enrolled 64
volunteering physicians. There were statistically significant differences in
the approaches of the physicians working at the emergency services, polyclinics
and the clinics (p<0.001). The strongest counselling approach was
estimated in the specialized clinics and the weakest in the emergecy services. Whereas
there were no statistically significant differences in counselling with respect
to the branches of medicine at the clinics (p=0.271) and the emergency
services (p=0.542); the awareness on the subject was found to be higher
among the physicians at the pulmonology, thoracic surgery and ear-nose-throat
(ENT) polyclinics as determined statistically (p=0.013). Conclusions.
To counsel consulting patients against this habit is therefore a fundamental
duty of the physician. The study has shown that not all physicians are equally
aware of and informed on the necessity of this counselling duty.
Subjects | Health Care Administration |
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Journal Section | Original Articles |
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Publication Date | November 4, 2017 |
Submission Date | December 2, 2016 |
Acceptance Date | April 21, 2017 |
Published in Issue | Year 2017 Volume: 3 Issue: 3 |