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Smoking Cessation Services by Community Pharmacists: Real-World Practice in Thailand

Sunee Lertsinudom, Pentipa Kaewketthong, Tamonwan Chankaew, Dujrudee Chinwong and Surarong Chinwong
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Sunee Lertsinudom: Division of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
Pentipa Kaewketthong: Smoke Free Pharmacy Network, Community Pharmacy Foundation, Bangkok 10110, Thailand
Tamonwan Chankaew: Pharmacy Department, Rajavithi Hospital, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
Dujrudee Chinwong: Department of Pharmaceutical Care, Faculty of Pharmacy, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
Surarong Chinwong: Smoke Free Pharmacy Network, Community Pharmacy Foundation, Bangkok 10110, Thailand

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 22, 1-12

Abstract: This study aimed to report the effectiveness of community pharmacy smoking cessation services in 13 health regions in Thailand using a retrospective data-collecting method from the Foundation of Community Pharmacy database. The participants were smokers aged at least 18 years. The outcomes were the abstinence of smoking at least 30 consecutive days by self-report only and self-report with exhaled CO level <7 ppm (if available), the number of cigarettes smoked daily, exhaled carbon monoxide (exhaled CO), and % peak expiratory flow rate (%PEFR); smokers measured these outcomes before and after receiving the smoking cessation services. Of 58 community pharmacies, 532 smokers (93% male, mean age of 42.4 ± 14.9 years) received smoking cessation services from community pharmacists. Of 235 smokers with complete data, 153 (28.8%, 153/532) smokers reported smoking abstinence by self-report. The mean number of cigarettes smoked daily reduced from 15.3 ± 8.7 to 1.9 ± 3.8 cigarettes, p -value < 0.001. The exhaled CO levels of smokers significantly reduced from 11.7 ± 5.9 ppm to 7.2 ± 4.4 ppm, p -value < 0.001. The %PEFR also significantly increased from 84.2 ± 19.4 to 89.5 ± 19.5, p -value < 0.001. In conclusion, Thai community pharmacy smoking cessation services could aid smokers to quit smoking. This study is the outcome of the real-world community pharmacy smoking cessation service; policymakers should consider this service to be included in the national healthcare policy.

Keywords: Thailand; smoking cessation; community pharmacy; real-world practice (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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