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This study aims to investigate healthcare professionals' communication and counseling practices regarding electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation.

January 14, 2020Tobacco Prevention & CessationOpen Access

Beliefs and practices regarding electronic cigarettes insmoking cessation among healthcare professionals in Slovenia

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HKHelena KoprivnikarNational Institute of Public Health TZTina ZupaničNational Institute of Public Health JFJerneja FarkašHeart Failure & Transplant

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Cross-sectional survey explores healthcare professionals' views on electronic cigarette counseling in Slovenia, highlighting knowledge gaps.

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This study aims to investigate healthcare professionals' communication and counseling practices regarding electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation.
Cross-sectional, web-based survey conducted among 479 healthcare professionals in Slovenia.
Participants were asked about their recommendations for electronic cigarettes in smoking cessation and their knowledge on the topic.
Analysis focused on the factors influencing their recommendations.
12.7% of participants recommended electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation generally, while 33.1% recommended them for specific patient groups.
Knowledge about electronic cigarettes significantly influenced the recommendations made by participants.
Only 9.1% reported having workplace guidelines for counseling about electronic cigarettes.

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Koprivnikar et al. (2020) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a213b34c4e60624665ad220 https://doi.org/10.18332/tpc/115029

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Cross-sectional survey explores healthcare professionals' views on electronic cigarette counseling in Slovenia, highlighting knowledge gaps.

Beliefs and practices regarding electronic cigarettes insmoking cessation among healthcare professionals in Slovenia

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Beliefs and practices regarding electronic cigarettes insmoking cessation among healthcare professionals in Slovenia

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