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Influencing Readiness and Intentions to Offer Tobacco Dependence Treatment Through Training: King Hussein Cancer Center and Global Bridges Promoting an Underutilised Specialty in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 July 2016

Feras I. Hawari ,
Rasha K. Bader ,
Nour A. Obeidat ,
Hiba S. Ayub ,
Iyad M. Ghonimat ,
J. Taylor Hays  and
Richard D. Hurt
Feras I. Hawari*
Affiliation:
Cancer Control Office, King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, Jordan
Rasha K. Bader
Affiliation:
Cancer Control Office, King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, Jordan
Nour A. Obeidat
Affiliation:
Cancer Control Office, King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, Jordan
Hiba S. Ayub
Affiliation:
Cancer Control Office, King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, Jordan
Iyad M. Ghonimat
Affiliation:
Cancer Control Office, King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, Jordan
J. Taylor Hays
Affiliation:
Nicotine Dependence Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Richard D. Hurt
Affiliation:
Nicotine Dependence Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
*
Address for correspondence: Dr Feras I Hawari, Director, Cancer Control Office, King Hussein Cancer Center, P O Box 1269 Amman – 11941, Jordan. Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

Introduction: Although tobacco dependence treatment (TDT) is key to tobacco control, there continues to be a shortage of services in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR). Barriers to offering services include the lack of training and education.

Aims: To create a network of healthcare providers (HCPs) capable of advancing TDT, King Hussein Cancer Center – the regional host for Global Bridges in the EMR – developed, implemented, and evaluated a regional TDT training programme.

Methods: The programme employed a predisposing–enabling–reinforcing framework, and utilised a combination of learning techniques. The evidence-informed curriculum aimed to influence knowledge, confidence, and competence, and the evaluation mechanism was aligned with these aims.

Results and discussion: Training produced a 37% and 23% gain in knowledge and TDT-specific competencies, respectively. The majority of participants reported that the workshops enhanced confidence, and 72% reported intentions for positive change. Participants rated the workshops highly, and anticipated value from joining Global Bridges network. Immediate outcomes indicate success in advancing participants’ self-efficacy and readiness to treat. Intentions for positive change may potentially be the first step in modifying practice.

Conclusion: Capacity building in TDT could be the first step in meeting the need for trained HCPs through positively influencing knowledge, confidence, competence, and intentions.

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Journal of Smoking Cessation , Volume 12 , Issue 3 , September 2017 , pp. 173 - 181
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Copyright © The Author(s) 2016 

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