Investigation of Tobacco and Tobacco Product Use and Nicotine Dependence Level of Physicians

İsmail Sarıkan; Sibel Tüter; Merve Türkegün Şengül

Makale detayları

Investigation of Tobacco and Tobacco Product Use and Nicotine Dependence Level of Physicians

Yazarlar:

İsmail Sarıkan | Sibel Tüter | Merve Türkegün Şengül

Yayıncı:

Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat Üniversitesi

Ana Başlıklar:

Klinik Tıp Bilimleri (Diğer)

Dergi:

Acta Medica Alanya Vol.9 Issue 2, pp.114-123

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

3/2025

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001356105

pISSN:

2587-0319

Anahtar kelimeler:

Özet:

 Aim: The World Health Organization called tobacco use a tobacco epidemic and identified it as the number one preventable cause of death. This study aimed to investigate the tobacco product use and dependence levels of physicians who are role models for society. Methods: The study was conducted with physicians working at Alanya Research and Training Hospital using an online survey between March and September 2024. Sociodemographic data, tobacco product use status, nicotine dependence levels, and attitudes toward quitting smoking among physicians were questioned. Their dependence levels were measured with the Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence. Results: A total of 218 physicians participated in the study, 61.5 of whom were male, and 38.5 were female. While 63.30 of the participants were under the age of 40, 51.4 were married, and 48.6 were single. The rate of men using tobacco products 37.6 was higher than that of women 13.3. The difference between the rates of men 25.5 and women 64.3 who quit tobacco products was statistically significant. The relationship between marital status and tobacco product use was statistically significant p0.039. Nicotine dependence levels were higher in the participants over 50 years of age than in those under 30 years of age. Conclusion: The tobacco product use frequency of the physicians who participated in this study was similar to the frequency in the general population. Raising awareness among physicians about the harms of tobacco use before and after their graduation may contribute to reducing their frequency of tobacco product use.

 Aim: The World Health Organization called tobacco use a tobacco epidemic and identified it as the number one preventable cause of death. This study aimed to investigate the tobacco product use and dependence levels of physicians who are role models for society. Methods: The study was conducted with physicians working at Alanya Research and Training Hospital using an online survey between March and September 2024. Sociodemographic data, tobacco product use status, nicotine dependence levels, and attitudes toward quitting smoking among physicians were questioned. Their dependence levels were measured with the Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence. Results: A total of 218 physicians participated in the study, 61.5 of whom were male, and 38.5 were female. While 63.30 of the participants were under the age of 40, 51.4 were married, and 48.6 were single. The rate of men using tobacco products 37.6 was higher than that of women 13.3. The difference between the rates of men 25.5 and women 64.3 who quit tobacco products was statistically significant. The relationship between marital status and tobacco product use was statistically significant p0.039. Nicotine dependence levels were higher in the participants over 50 years of age than in those under 30 years of age. Conclusion: The tobacco product use frequency of the physicians who participated in this study was similar to the frequency in the general population. Raising awareness among physicians about the harms of tobacco use before and after their graduation may contribute to reducing their frequency of tobacco product use.

 Aim: The World Health Organization called tobacco use a tobacco epidemic and identified it as the number one preventable cause of death. This study aimed to investigate the tobacco product use and dependence levels of physicians who are role models for society. Methods: The study was conducted with physicians working at Alanya Research and Training Hospital using an online survey between March and September 2024. Sociodemographic data, tobacco product use status, nicotine dependence levels, and attitudes toward quitting smoking among physicians were questioned. Their dependence levels were measured with the Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence. Results: A total of 218 physicians participated in the study, 61.5 of whom were male, and 38.5 were female. While 63.30 of the participants were under the age of 40, 51.4 were married, and 48.6 were single. The rate of men using tobacco products 37.6 was higher than that of women 13.3. The difference between the rates of men 25.5 and women 64.3 who quit tobacco products was statistically significant. The relationship between marital status and tobacco product use was statistically significant p0.039. Nicotine dependence levels were higher in the participants over 50 years of age than in those under 30 years of age. Conclusion: The tobacco product use frequency of the physicians who participated in this study was similar to the frequency in the general population. Raising awareness among physicians about the harms of tobacco use before and after their graduation may contribute to reducing their frequency of tobacco product use.

 Amaç: Dünya Sağlık Örgütü, tütün kullanımını tütün salgını olarak nitelendirmiş ve önlenebilir ölümlerin bir numaralı nedeni olarak belirlemiştir. Bu çalışma, toplum için rol model olan hekimlerin tütün ürünü kullanım ve bağımlılık düzeylerini araştırmayı amaçlamaktadır. Yöntem: Çalışma, Mart-Eylül 2024 tarihleri arasında Alanya Araştırma ve Eğitim Hastanesinde çalışan hekimlerle çevrimiçi anket yöntemi kullanılarak gerçekleştirilmiştir. Hekimlerin sosyodemografik verileri, tütün ürünü kullanım durumları, nikotin bağımlılık düzeyleri ve sigarayı bırakmaya yönelik tutumları sorgulanmıştır. Bağımlılık düzeyleri Fagerstrom Nikotin Bağımlılığı Testi ile ölçülmüştür. Bulgular: Çalışmaya toplam 218 hekim katılmıştır; 61,5i erkek, 38,5i kadındır. Katılımcıların 63,30u 40 yaşın altındayken, 51,4ü evli ve 48,6sı bekardır. Erkeklerin 37,6 tütün ürünleri kullanma oranı, kadınların 13,3 oranından daha yüksekti. Tütün ürünlerini bırakan erkeklerin 25,5 ve kadınların 64,3 oranları arasındaki fark istatistiksel olarak anlamlıydı. Medeni durum ile tütün ürünü kullanımı arasındaki ilişki istatistiksel olarak anlamlıydı p0,039. Nikotin bağımlılığı düzeyleri, 50 yaş üstü katılımcılarda, 30 yaş altındakilere göre daha yüksekti. Sonuç: Bu çalışmaya katılan hekimlerin tütün ürünü kullanım sıklığı, genel popülasyondaki sıklığa benzerdi. Hekimlerin mezuniyet öncesi ve sonrası tütün kullanımının zararları konusunda farkındalıklarının artırılması, tütün ürünü kullanım sıklıklarının azaltılmasına katkıda bulunabilir.

Makale detayları

Investigation of Tobacco and Tobacco Product Use and Nicotine Dependence Level of Physicians

Yazarlar:

İsmail Sarıkan | Sibel Tüter | Merve Türkegün Şengül

Yayıncı:

Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat Üniversitesi

Ana Başlıklar:

Klinik Tıp Bilimleri (Diğer)

Dergi:

Acta Medica Alanya Vol.9 Issue 2, pp.114-123

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

3/2025

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001356105

pISSN:

2587-0319

Physician,

tobacco

quitting smoking

nicotine dependenceHekim

tütün

sigara bırakma

nikotin bağımlılığı

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: İsmail Sarıkan | Sibel Tüter | Merve Türkegün Şengül

Yayıncı: Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat Üniversitesi

Ana Başlıklar: Klinik Tıp Bilimleri (Diğer)

Dergi: Acta Medica Alanya Vol.9 Issue 2, pp.114-123

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 3/2025

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2001356105

pISSN: 2587-0319

Sayı

Yazarlar:

İsmail Sarıkan | Sibel Tüter | Merve Türkegün Şengül

Yayıncı:

Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat Üniversitesi

Ana Başlıklar:

Klinik Tıp Bilimleri (Diğer)

Dergi:

Acta Medica Alanya Vol.9 Issue 2, pp.114-123

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

3/2025

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001356105

pISSN:

2587-0319