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Analysis of Knowledge of Smoking-Related Diseases in Spanish Nursing Students
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Título de la revista
Healthcare
Número de la revista
10
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García-Suárez, M.; Fernández-García, D.; Ordás-Campos, B.; Fernández-Fernández, J.A.; Méndez-Martínez, C.; Sánchez-Valdeón, L.; Casado-Verdejo, I. Analysis of Knowledge of Smoking-Related Diseases in Spanish Nursing Students. Healthcare 2023, 11, 1438. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11101438
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MDPI
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2023
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[EN] Smoking causes significant morbidity and mortality worldwide, mainly in developed
countries. In addition, it is the cause of numerous diseases in the body, despite the fact that the
prevalence of tobacco use is decreasing. Nursing students, as future professionals, should be aware of
action plans for cessation and information designed for smokers. To determine the level of knowledge
among nursing students about smoking-related diseases and analyze the prevalence of student who
smoke at the University of Leon, Spain, a descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out in which
students were given an anonymous questionnaire, which was previously validated, during the
2021–2022 academic year. In a sample of 477 (79.5%) nursing students, a smoking prevalence of
17.6% was obtained. In addition, students’ knowledge about the diseases directly caused by tobacco
consumption and others associated with exposure to environmental smoke was assessed, and in
both cases (8.03 points of 9 for consumption and 5.24 of 6 to exposure), scores were obtained that
allow us to state that students do not know for sure the types of diseases that are related to tobacco
use and passive smoking. In spite of this, it is necessary to continue to reduce the prevalence of
smoking through different programs implemented in schools and universities, as it is also necessary
to improve teaching plans when explaining smoking-related diseases, so that students, in the future,
will be able to advise patients correctly.
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