Knowledge, Attitude, Practices, and Preparedness of Dental Professionals in Prescribing Nicotine Replacement Therapy

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Taneja, Pratibha [1 ]
Kashyap, Parul [1 ]
Marya, Charu Mohan [1 ]
Nagpal, Ruchi [1 ]
Kataria, Sakshi [1 ]
Mahapatra, Soumya [1 ]
Marya, Anand [2 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Sudha Rustagi Coll Dent Sci & Res, Dept Publ Hlth Dent, Faridabad, Haryana, India
[2] Univ Puthisastra, Fac Dent, Dept Orthodont, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
[3] Saveetha Univ, Saveetha Inst Med & Tech Sci, Saveetha Dent Coll, Ctr Transdisciplinary Res, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
关键词
TOBACCO USERS; DENTISTS; SMOKING; INTERVENTIONS;
D O I
10.1155/2022/5782228
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Q81 [生物工程学(生物技术)]; Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Objective. To assess the knowledge, practice, attitude, and preparedness of dental professionals in prescribing nicotine replacement therapy (NRT). Methodology. A prevalidated voluntary web-based questionnaire was generated as a link through Google Drive and was sent to 117 dental professionals in North India using Whatsapp, Messenger, and Instagram social media platforms. A total of 94 responses were received and out of which 76 responses were analyzed (18 forms were excluded due to incomplete or duplicate responses). Frequency analysis was done using SPSS software version 21. Result. The participation rate was found to be 80.3%. More than half of the study population were familiar with the term NRT (77.6%) and its uses (67.1%), but approximately less than half of the total study subjects knew the duration (32.9%), cost (27.6%), dosage (25%), and contraindications (36.8%) of the NRT. Approximately 56.6% of the study participants showed a positive attitude towards helping patients to quit smoking through tobacco cessation counseling. Nearly one-fourth of the study population, i.e., 27.6%, were confident in explaining the negative impacts of tobacco, while 22.4% knew about the tobacco cessation protocol. Among the participants, only 27.6% reported that they practice NRT and out of which approximately less than 20% of the study participants were prescribing correct dose of NRT. Conclusion. Though study subjects had an ample knowledge regarding NRT use in tobacco cessation, it does not reflect their current attitude and preparedness. Thus, there is a need for continuing education to further train dental professionals for prescribing NRT.
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