The Use of Information Technology for Smoking Cessation

Opinions of Romanian Patients from General Practitioners

Datos Bibliográficos

ID21754722
AutoresLucia Maria Lotrean (0000-0003-1525-2334, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca), Roxana AILOAIEI (Technical University of Cluj-Napoca), Monica Popa (0000-0001-6488-4595, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca), Hein De Vries (0000-0002-3640-2517, Maastricht University), Gindrovel Dumitra (0000-0002-8982-9645, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova), Liviu Oprea (0000-0002-9410-6732, Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy), Mira Florea (0000-0003-1441-9614, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca)
Año2021
Volumen73
Páginas312-325
Fecha de publicación2021-06-15
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaRevista de Cercetare si Interventie Sociala (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1583-3410 • E-ISSN: 1584-5397
EditorialExpert Projects (PUBLISHER • RO)
DOI10.33788/rcis.73.20
OpenAlexW3173932307
IdiomaEN
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The objectives of this study are assessing of internet use among Romanian patients from general practitioners as well as their intention to use or recommend the first computer tailored program for smoking cessation from Romania. The study involved 200 patients from general practitioners from Cluj-Napoca, Romania. A cross-sectional study was performed in 2014 through anonymous questionnaires. More than 80% of the patients declared using internet, while half were searching on internet in the last month information regarding healthy lifestyle. The prevalence of smoking was 29.5%. One out of two smokers declared intention to try the program for smoking cessation, this intention being higher among smokers with a stronger intention to quit smoking in the next 6 months, having email-address and searching healthy lifestyle information on internet in the last month. Two thirds of the participants agreed that they would inform other persons about the smoking cessation program; this intention was higher among women and among those interested in healthy lifestyle information on internet. Information technology could be use for healthy lifestyle promotion among patients from big cities of Romania, where internet access and interest for computer tailored programs for health promotion look promising

Family medicine · Health care · Health information · Health promotion · Political science · Public health · Romanian · Smoking cessation · The Internet · World Wide Web · Health Literacy and Information Accessibility · Medicine · Nursing · Smoking Behavior and Cessation