Factors Associated with Prenatal Smoking Cessation Interventions among Public Health Nurses in Japan

Meng Li, Reiko Okamoto, Aoki Tada and Misaki Kiya
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Meng Li: Division of Health Sciences, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita City 565-0871, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Reiko Okamoto: Division of Health Sciences, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita City 565-0871, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Aoki Tada: Division of Health Sciences, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita City 565-0871, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Misaki Kiya: Division of Health Sciences, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita City 565-0871, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 17, 1-14

Abstract: This study aimed to identify the factors associated with prenatal smoking cessation interventions based on the 5As model among public health nurses (PHNs) in Japan. A nationwide cross-sectional study was conducted from December 2019 to February 2020 via a self-administered questionnaire. The study subjects were 1988 PHNs working in 431 health centers of municipalities and special wards across the country. Of the 1988 questionnaires mailed, 521 responses (26.2%) were included in the analysis. Of the 521 responses, most of the respondents were female (98.1%) and the mean age was 37.5 years. There were statistically significant differences on age, work regions, experience years working as a PHN and smoking cessation training after becoming a PHN in implementing the 5As. Self-efficacy, professional development competency, research utilization competency, age and experience years working as a PHN were positively associated with the 5As. Social nicotine dependence was negatively associated with the 5As. Furthermore, self-efficacy mediated the relationship between the 5As and professional development competency, research utilization competency, social nicotine dependence, age and experience years working as a PHN. In the future, smoking cessation intervention training should be widely implemented to improve self-efficacy and prenatal smoking cessation interventions among Japanese PHNs.

Keywords: smoking cessation; pregnant women; psychological intervention; nurses; Japan (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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