Self-evaluation of tobacco exposure by allied health students in a community college setting:

SAGE Open Medicine

FionaGeiser¹ 

关键词: Nursing;    respiratory medicine;    epidemiology/public health;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2050312117699503

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Objective:Tobacco education is among the initiatives encouraged for health professionals to help them appreciate the significance of addressing tobacco use among their patients. In this pilot study, a nicotine biomarker (cotinine) study was introduced to an applied microbiology course required of all allied health students. Participants assessed their own smoking status in the previous 24 h using a two-dimensional experimental design of a questionnaire and rapid urinary cotinine immunoassay. The study goals were >90% participation of the home-administered assay and high correlation of the results to cotinine standards. Allied health students (medical assistants, respiratory therapists, surgical technicians) were selected as the initial test group.Methods:The study was initiated 10 months after the college became 100% tobacco free. Participants were initially trained on the use and interpretation of the rapid cotinine test using three cotinine standards (0, 400, and 2000 ng/mL urine). Participants subseque...

【 授权许可】

CC BY