Client’s perception toward services of smoking cessation clinics in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Fai S. Alrowais, Afnan M. AlShenaifi, Munira K. Alghufaily, Ola Alqudah, Ahmad M. Al-Bashaireh
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ABSTRACT In Saudi Arabia, approximately 70,000 deaths yearly occur from diseases caused by smoking. Assessing patients’ smoking behavior in primary care has apparent benefits. Assisting patients with smoking cessation is one of the essential roles of primary care. This study evaluated the quality of smoking cessation clinic counseling in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, based on customer opinions of such services. This research employed a cross-sectional approach involving individuals attending smoking cessation clinics located within primary health care centers in Riyadh city. The participants were chosen through random selection. They were informed about the study’s objectives, and those who consented to take part were contacted and provided with an online questionnaire to complete. A total of 340 subjects participated (95.6%) of them were males, and 41.2% were in the age group of 25 to 35 years old. The common modality of tobacco use was cigarettes (82.6%), and 87.9% reported consuming tobacco daily. The mean (±SD) total score of the Fagerstrom Test of Nicotine Dependence was 5.03 (±2.36), and the highest percentage (44.4%) of the participants had a moderate level of nicotine dependence. The vast majority (93.8%) of the participants had former quitting experiences. Half (50.9%) of the participants showed complete satisfaction with the cessation clinics, while 13.2% and 9.1% of them were not satisfied or slightly satisfied, respectively. The majority of smoking cessation clinic visitors were satisfied with the services provided, exceeding three-quarters of them, with half totally satisfied.
客户对沙特阿拉伯利雅得戒烟诊所服务的看法
摘要 在沙特阿拉伯,每年约有 7 万人死于吸烟引起的疾病。在初级保健中对患者的吸烟行为进行评估具有明显的益处。协助患者戒烟是初级保健的重要职责之一。本研究根据顾客对此类服务的意见,评估了沙特阿拉伯利雅得戒烟门诊咨询的质量。 本研究采用横断面方法,涉及利雅得市初级保健中心戒烟门诊的就诊者。参与者是通过随机方式选出的。他们被告知了研究的目的,同意参加研究的人被联系并提供了一份在线问卷供其填写。 共有 340 名受试者(95.6%)参加了调查,其中男性占 41.2%,年龄在 25 至 35 岁之间。常见的烟草使用方式是香烟(82.6%),87.9%的受试者表示每天都吸烟。法格斯托姆尼古丁依赖测试总分的平均值(±SD)为 5.03(±2.36)分,尼古丁依赖程度为中度的参与者比例最高(44.4%)。绝大多数参与者(93.8%)曾经有过戒烟经历。半数参与者(50.9%)对戒烟门诊表示完全满意,分别有 13.2%和 9.1%的参与者表示不满意或略微满意。 大多数戒烟门诊就诊者对所提供的服务表示满意,超过四分之三,其中半数表示完全满意。
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