Lack of training as a central barrier to the promotion of smoking cessation: a survey among general practitioners in Germany

D Twardella, H Brenner - The European Journal of Public …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background: General practitioners (GPs) can contribute substantially to the
promotion of smoking cessation in the general population. However, engagement of GPs in …

General practitioners' perceived barriers to smoking cessation-results from four Nordic countries

AR Helgason, KE Lund - Scandinavian journal of public …, 2002 - journals.sagepub.com
Aims: Studies indicate that doctors may be reluctant to discuss smoking with their patients.
Knowledge about how this problem might be solved is limited. The aim of this study was to …

Attitudes and behaviours in smoking cessation among general practitioners in Finland 2001

NC Barengo, HP Sandström, VJ Jormanainen… - Sozial-und …, 2005 - Springer
Objectives: To investigate whether smoking by general practitioners (GPs) and gender
influence smoking cessation advice. Methods: A self-administered questionnaire, originally …

Physicians Taking Action Against Smoking: an intervention program to optimize smoking cessation counselling by Montreal general practitioners

M Tremblay, A Gervais, C Lacroix, J O'Loughlin… - CMAJ, 2001 - Can Med Assoc
IN 1997 THE DIRECTION DE LA SANTÉ PUBLIQUE de Montréal-Centre initiated
“Physicians Taking Action Against Smoking,” a 5-year intervention program to improve the …

Smoking cessation in primary care: Exploration of barriers and solutions in current daily practice from the perspective of smokers and healthcare professionals

C van Rossem, MG Spigt, JRC Kleijsen… - European Journal of …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Evidence based recommendations for smoking cessation are not followed in
routine primary care. A better understanding is needed why smoking cessation treatment is …

French general practitioners' attitudes and reported practices in relation to their participation and effectiveness in a minimal smoking cessation programme for patients

K Slama, S Karsenty, A Hirsch - Addiction, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
Aims. To examine the participation and effectiveness of GPs in offering a minimal smoking
cessation intervention according to attitudinal and reported behaviour variables. Design …

Factors influencing European GPs' engagement in smoking cessation: a multi-country literature review

M Stead, K Angus, I Holme, D Cohen, G Tait… - British Journal of …, 2009 - bjgp.org
Background Smoking cessation advice by GPs is an effective and cost-effective intervention,
but is not implemented as widely as it could be. Aim This wide-ranging Europe-wide …

One-hour training for general practitioners in reducing the implementation gap of smoking cessation care: a cluster-randomized controlled trial

MEA Verbiest, MR Crone, M Scharloo… - nicotine & tobacco …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Introduction: This study examined the effectiveness of low-intensity, practice-tailored training
for general practitioners (GPs) aimed at personal and organizational barriers that arise when …

Effects of practitioner education, practitioner payment and reimbursement of patients' drug costs on smoking cessation in primary care: a cluster randomised trial

D Twardella, H Brenner - Tobacco control, 2007 - tobaccocontrol.bmj.com
Objective: To evaluate new strategies to enhance the promotion of smoking cessation in
general practice. Design: Cluster randomised trial, 2× 2 factorial design. Setting: 82 medical …

Role of the general practitioner in smoking cessation

NA Zwar, NA Zwar, RL Richmond, NA Zwar… - Drug and alcohol …, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
This paper reflects on the role of general practitioners in smoking cessation and suggests
initiatives to enhance general practice as a setting for effective smoking cessation services …