Factors determining cardiac nurses' intentions to continue using a smoking cessation protocol

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• 作者：Catherine Bolman ; Hein de Vries ; Ilse Mesters
• 关键词：myocardial infarction ; exercise cardiac rehabilitation ; exercise facilitation ; self-monitoring
• 刊名：Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
• 出版年：2002
• 出版时间：January 2002
• 年：2002
• 卷：31
• 期：1
• 页码：15-24
• 全文大小：97 K

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Objective: Our objective was to facilitate the continued use of a smoking cessation protocol among cardiac nurses by assessing their intentions and motives for continuation. A model that combines attitude, social influence, and self-efficacy constructs as predictors of intentions (ASE model) served as the theoretical framework. Setting: The study took place in the cardiology wards of 5 hospitals. Respondents: Respondents were 85 nurses who worked in the cardiology wards of the hospitals. Outcome Measures: The outcome measures were nurses' intentions and motives for continuing to use a smoking cessation protocol for patients who smoke. Results: Greater perceived simplicity and advantages of the protocol were associated with increased intentions to continue, whereas perceived social influences and self-efficacy were not. The influence of the level of experience in using the protocol and the nurses' own smoking behavior was mediated by attitude about the smoking cessation protocol. Conclusions: Nurses who do not intend to continue using the protocol need to be convinced of the advantages of working with such a protocol and of its user-friendliness. (Heart Lung® 2002;31:15-24.)