Assessment of Smoking Self-Efficacy in Two Groups of South Dakota Nurses: Former Smokers and Smokers Who Have Tried to Quit

<p>Cigarette smoking is a behavior that plagues a number of the general population. The number of nurses in the U.S. who smoke has consistently declined over the years, but remains at 15% which is higher than the 12%goal set for the general population by the Healthy People2010. This comparative descriptive study sent a mailed questionnaire to gather data from randomly selected South Dakota registered nurses to examine smoking prevalence and to determine the level of smoking self-efficacy among nurses who are current smokers and nurses who were smokers and successfully quit smoking. Fourteen percent of survey respondents currently smoke and93% of the current smokers reported that they had attempted to quit smoking at least once. It was also reported that 83-85% of these two groups of registered nurses had started smoking prior to nursing school.<br> The Smoking Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (SEQ-20) was utilized to measure the level of self-efficacy between the two groups of RNs. This study revealed that the level of self-efficacy of RNs who were former smokers who had successfully quit was significantly higher than RNs who currently smokers.<br> Further research would be necessary to explore interventions that would successfully assist South Dakota registered nurses to quit smoking. An implication for a change is necessary for South Dakota employers and educational institutions to help registered nurses overcome their smoking addiction.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science (MS)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis - University Access Only

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Graduate Nursing

Year

2010

Author dc:creator

• Hoffman, Christi

Contributors dc:contributor

• Patricia Shaver

• tobacco use among nurses in South Dakota
• psychological aspects of smoking cessation
• self-efficacy
• Nursing

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright © 2010 Christi Hoffman. All rights reserved

Language dc:language

en

Repository record dc:identifier

https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/etd/937

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:openprairie.sdstate.edu:etd-1937