Physicians' Perspectives on the Smoking Cessation Service for Inpatient Smokers

Eal Whan Park; Yoo-Seock Cheong

doi:10.15384/kjhp.2019.19.3.128

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Park and Cheong: Physicians' Perspectives on the Smoking Cessation Service for Inpatient Smokers

Original Article

Korean Journal of Health Promotion 2019;19(3):128-137.

Published online: September 30, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15384/kjhp.2019.19.3.128

Physicians' Perspectives on the Smoking Cessation Service for Inpatient Smokers

Eal Whan Park

, Yoo-Seock Cheong

Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan, Korea.

Corresponding author: Yoo-Seock Cheong, MD, PhD. Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, Dankook University, 119 Dandae-ro, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan 31116, Korea.
Tel: +82-42-550-6385, Fax: +82-42-559-7897, drloved@hanmail.net

Received July 04, 2019 Revised September 03, 2019 Accepted September 05, 2019

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ABSTRACT

Background

Smoking cessation services for inpatients can be provided effectively through interdisciplinary collaborations. Physicians could play a central role in smoking cessation counseling and treatment for recovery from illness and health promotion of the inpatient. This study aimed to investigate the perspectives of physicians on inpatient smoking cessation services.

Methods

We conducted one personal and two focus group interviews with clinical faculties at a university hospital in Seoul and a university hospital in Chungnam using semi-structured questionnaires. Interviews were recorded, and the transcribed verbatim was analyzed qualitatively.

Results

The physicians recognized the need for inpatient smoking cessation services and recognized that smoking cessation was effective when the patient had a smoking-related illness such as respiratory or cardiovascular disease Additionally, the physicians recognized the need for hospital management to support smoking cessation in hospitalized patients and recognized that it was effective to have a dedicated workforce with a smoking cessation coordinator. There was support from four types of physicians in the smoking cessation program: active participant, passive supporter, passive ignorer, and active refuser.

Conclusions

The physician is important for the effective implementation of inpatient smoking cessation services. A dedicated team for the smoking cessation of the inpatient, the establishment of evidence-based data on the effectiveness of the inpatient smoking cessation services, and development of customized smoking cessation services will be necessary to strengthen the role of physicians.

Keywords: Smoking cessation, Inpatients, Physicians

This study was supported by Korea Health Promotion Institute.

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