PMID: 9167412Jan 1, 1997Paper

Attitudes and practices of African-American physicians toward smoking interventions: an earlier study

Journal of the Association for Academic Minority Physicians : the Official Publication of the Association for Academic Minority Physicians
G King

Abstract

A paucity of data exists regarding the smoking prevention and cessation practices of African-American physicians. Advice from a physician is an important strategy in helping patients quit smoking. This article presents the results of a national survey conducted in the mid- 1980s of African-American physicians about their attitudes and practices toward smoking cessation and prevention. In this study, an adjusted response rate of 54% was achieved, yielding 188 returned questionnaires. Four specific smoking intervention practices were examined as dependent variables: (1) exploring patients' feelings about smoking; (2) discussing smoking with patients' families; (3) providing educational materials to patients; and (4) recording patients' smoking status in the medical charts. The proportion of African-American physician smokers in this study (16%) was greater than the reported rates (5% to 10%) of other physicians but well below the national average for African Americans (32.9%) in 1987. In bivariate analyses of the professional and demographic predictors, age, medical specialty, practice setting, physician smoking status, and certain attitudinal variables were significantly related to smoking intervention practices. Multivariate lo...Continue Reading

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