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. 2019 May 27;16(10):1862. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16101862

Table 4.

Variations of awareness, preparedness and perceived barriers towards tobacco cessation counselling (TCC) of Hong Kong dental students.

Item Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Years 3–6 p-Value
Proportion (%) of ‘Yes’ or Positive Response
Awareness
I will advise patients to quit smoking in the future 49/51 (96.1%) 51/51 (100%) 44/49 (89.8%) 53/55 (96.4%) 197/206 (95.6%) 0.046
No TCC is needed 1/50 (2.0%) 1/50 (2.0%) 1/48 (2.1%) 11/55 (20.0%) 14/203 (6.9%) <0.001
Giving TCC is not part of my role as a dental student 9/51 (17.7%) 1/50 (2.0%) 2/49 (4.1%) 11/55 (20.0%) 23/205 (11.2%) 0.014
Preparedness: clinical practices of all students
I understand tobacco has a role in the etiology of oral cancer 48/51 (94.1%) 49/51 (96.1%) 47/49 (96.0%) 54/55 (98.2%) 198/206 (96.1%) 0.010
I am well-prepared to help patients in tobacco cessation 11/51 (21.6%) 13/51 (25.5%) 13/49 (26.5%) 19/55 (34.5%) 56/206 (27.2%) 0.032
I update patient smoking history regularly 16/51 (31.4%) 28/51 (54.9%) 25/49 (51.0%) 32/55 (58.2%) 101/206 (49.0%) 0.029
I have patients who are tobacco users 34/51 (66.7%) 35/51 (68.6%) 43/49 (87.8%) 50/55 (90.9%) 162/206 (78.6%) 0.002
Preparedness: clinical practices of students with patients with tobacco-using patients
I have made efforts to assist a patient to quit tobacco use 28/33 (84.8%) 29/36 (80.6%) 35/43 (81.4%) 46/50 (92.0%) 138/162 (85.2%) 0.008
I do active TCC regularly throughout the whole course 13/33 (39.4%) 19/36 (52.8%) 16/43 (37.2%) 20/50 (40%) 68/162 (42.0%) 0.012
I have succeeded in helping a patient reduce tobacco use 9/34 (26.5%) 17/36 (47.2%) 17/43 (39.5%) 27/50 (54.0%) 70/163 (42.9%) 0.002
I have succeeded in helping a patient to quit completely 5/32 (15.6%) 3/35 (8.6%) 4/43 (9.3%) 8/50 (16%) 20/160 (12.5%) 0.011
Perceived barriers
Patients do not listen to dental students during TCC 27/51 (52.9%) 14/51 (28.0%) 25/49 (51.0%) 18/55 (32.7%) 84/206 (41.0%) 0.014
Giving unwanted TCC may upset the relationship 32/51 (62.7%) 15/51 (29.5%) 20/49 (40.8%) 17/55 (30.9%) 84/206 (40.8%) 0.005
The message of TCC may alienate the relationship with patients 22/51 (43.2%) 9/51 (17.6%) 14/48 (29.2%) 12/54 (22.2%) 57/204 (27.9%) 0.010