Smoking cessation in community pharmacy practice-a clinical information needs analysis
Maya Saba1, Renee Bittoun, Vicky Kritikos
1Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006 Australia.
Springerplus
|September 24, 2013
Summary
Pharmacists and students show knowledge gaps in smoking cessation pharmacotherapy, unlike smoking cessation educators. Training is needed to address clinical deficits in nicotine dependence assessment and medication management for effective smoking cessation services.
Area of Science:
- Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Public Health and Smoking Cessation
Background:
- Growing pharmacist involvement in smoking cessation services necessitates understanding current knowledge.
- Emerging evidence on smoking cessation pharmacotherapies highlights the need for updated professional knowledge.
- A needs analysis can identify gaps in smoking cessation practice for targeted training.
Purpose of the Study:
- To compare knowledge and attitudes towards smoking cessation among pharmacy students, practicing pharmacists, and smoking cessation educators.
- To identify clinical knowledge gaps in pharmacy-based smoking cessation practice.
- To inform the development of targeted educational programs for pharmacy professionals.
Main Methods:
- A literature-informed questionnaire was developed to assess smoking cessation knowledge.
- The questionnaire was administered to final-year pharmacy students, community pharmacists, and smoking cessation educators in Australia.
- Statistical analyses included t-tests, ANOVA, and exploratory factor analysis.
Main Results:
- Smoking cessation educators demonstrated significantly higher knowledge scores than pharmacists and students.
- Pharmacy students and practicing pharmacists showed similar knowledge levels, with significant gaps in specialized pharmacologic and pharmacotherapeutic knowledge.
- All groups exhibited positive attitudes towards smoking cessation, but clinical knowledge deficits were identified.
Conclusions:
- Significant gaps exist in Australian pharmacy professionals' clinical expertise regarding smoking cessation pharmacotherapies.
- Deficits include assessment of nicotine dependence, and knowledge of indications, dosages, adverse effects, contraindications, and drug interactions.
- Educational programs are recommended to address these clinical gaps and improve pharmacy-based smoking cessation services.
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