Tobacco use is one of the common and preventable risk factors of
non-communicable diseases. Although the smoking rates tends to be decreased
thanks to universal policies, it still is not satisfactory, especially among
the middle-aged individuals. In order to achieve success in smoking cessation
activities, it is crucial to determine the most effective nursing interventions
and apply them into the practice. The objective of this systematic review is to
investigate the effectiveness of non-pharmacological community-based nursing
interventions for smoking cessation on cessation rate, non-relapsing rate,
knowledge belief and attitude related to smoking in adults living in the
community. PubMed, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, PsycINFO, Cochrane Central
Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), EBSCO, ProQuest, Academic Search
Complete, Ovid, CINAHL Plus with Full Text, MEDLINE, Web of Science, Scopus,
Turkish Council of Higher Education Thesis Center, Ulakbim Turkish Medical
Database and Turkiye Citation Index were searched. Databases were searched from
the 1st of January 2008 to the 31st of December 2017. Languages were Turkish
and English. The protocol of this systematic review was registered to PROSPERO
database. The registration number is CRD42018088007. The study is ongoing. The
databases were searched and 796 studies were retrieved in total. Data
extraction process is ongoing. The data to be gathered from this systematic
review is predicted to be a source for both primary care nurses and the other
primary care professionals in terms of the effective smoking cessation method,
its duration and changes in knowledge belief and attitude of individuals. The
smoking cessation interventions were performed actively by primary care nurses,
will facilitate to reach both local and global targets for preventing the
non-communicable diseases. It is also aimed to contribute to nursing education
curriculum by revealing the roles and influence of primary care nurses on
smoking cessation promotion.
Primary Language | English |
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Subjects | Clinical Sciences |
Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | July 28, 2019 |
Published in Issue | Year 2019 Volume: 3 Issue: 3 |