Evaluation of a training workshop on tobacco cessation: capacity building initiative in India
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All India Institute of Medical Sciences, National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre, AIIMS, India
Publication date: 2018-03-01
Tob. Induc. Dis. 2018;16(Suppl 1):A65
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Background:
The World Health Organization's (WHO) Tobacco
Free Initiative highlights the role of health care professionals such as
nurses, pharmacists, counselors and related support staff, in implementing
smoking-cessation services. However, to be competent in providing
smoking-cessation interventions, they need to establish and demonstrate
knowledge, skills, and confidence in this field.
Methods:
Pre-Post quasi-experimental design was used
in this study to test the effectiveness of the educational training program. A
total of 90 healthcare professionals, including nurses, nursing trainees,
psychology trainees, social workers and trainees attended the workshop. Seventy
six completed the pre-post assessment as a part of the one day workshop at All
India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. The tool developed by the researchers
included twenty questions evaluating the knowledge, attitude and skills related
to Tobacco cessation activities. Each item in the questionnaire had a score of
one for correct and zero for incorrect responses. Paired sample t-test was
performed to compare the scores on above parameters. Ethical approval was
obtained from Institute Ethics Committee.
Results:
The participants were predominantly females
(80.26%) with professional experience of up to 3 years (Mean = 1.68; SD ± 0.84)
in various healthcare related activities. There was a statistically significant
improvement in total scores after the workshop as compared to before (Mean
change: 2.86; t = 8.71, p< 0.001). The improvement was statistically
significant in both knowledge related (t = 7.46, p< 0.001) and attitude/
skills related scores (t = 2.94, p=0.004). The level of professional experience
and previous attending workshops could not statistically predict change in
scores.
Conclusions:
The workshop proved to be an effective
approach in enhancing knowledge and imparting attitudinal changes in the
healthcare professionals. Continued educational programs should be organized
for capacity building in Tobacco cessation activities.