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Smoking Cessation and Counseling: Knowledge and Views of Canadian Physical Therapists

Author(s) -

Michael E. Bodner,

William Miller,

Ryan E. Rhodes,

Elizabeth Dean

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

physical therapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.998

H-Index - 150

eISSN - 1538-6724

pISSN - 0031-9023

DOI - 10.2522/ptj.20100245

Subject(s) - smoking cessation , psychology , quit smoking , medicine , health care , psychotherapist , family medicine , nursing , physical therapy , political science , pathology , law

Physical therapists are uniquely positioned in health care to initiate or support smoking cessation (SC). Little is known, however, about their knowledge and views of SC as part of their practices. Objective The purpose of this study was to assess Canadian physical therapists' knowledge about the health effects of smoking, their views about addressing SC in practice, and their self-efficacy in enabling patients to quit smoking. Design This study was a cross-sectional survey.

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