Chiu YL, Chou YC, Chang YW, Chu CM, Lin FG, Lai CH, Hwang SL, Fang WH, Kao S. Using an extended theory of planned behaviour to predict smoking cessation counsellors' intentions to offer smoking cessation support in the Taiwanese military: a cross-sectional study.
BMJ Open 2019;
9:e026203. [PMID:
31072854 PMCID:
PMC6527970 DOI:
10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026203]
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Abstract
OBJECTIVES
To use the extended theory of planned behaviour (TPB) to predict smoking cessation counsellors' intentions to offer smoking cessation support.
DESIGN
Cross-sectional study SETTING: Taiwanese military PARTICIPANTS: A survey of 432 smoking cessation counsellors was conducted in 2017.
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES
All participants completed a self-administered questionnaire that solicited information concerning demographics, smoking behaviour, self-rated suitability for being a counsellor, the knowledge and skills learnt from training courses and the TPB construct.
RESULTS
The factors of perceived behavioural control (β=0.590, p<0.001), self-rated suitability for being a counsellor (acceptable vs not suitable, β=0.436, p=0.001; suitable vs not suitable, β=0.510, p<0.001), knowledge (β=0.298, p=0.020) and professional specialty (military doctor vs non-military doctor, β=0.198, p=0.034) were found to be correlated with intention. However, attitude, subjective norms and descriptive norms were determined to be non-significant correlates. The model explained 59.7% of the variance for the intention to offer smoking cessation support (F[12,343]=44.864, p<0.001).
CONCLUSIONS
To encourage smoking cessation counsellors to offer cessation support to smokers, policies should aim to increase their perceived behavioural control, knowledge and self-rated suitability for being a counsellor.
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