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Public attitudes towards healthcare policies promoting tobacco cessation in Germany: results from the representative German study on tobacco use (DEBRA study)

Kastaun, S; Kotz, D; Brown, J; Shahab, L; Boeckmann, M; (2019) Public attitudes towards healthcare policies promoting tobacco cessation in Germany: results from the representative German study on tobacco use (DEBRA study). BMJ Open , 9 (8) , Article e026245. 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026245. Green open access

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Abstract

Objective The aim of this study was to assess public acceptance of four possible healthcare policies supporting tobacco dependence treatment in line with the Framework Convention for Tobacco Control, Article 14 recommendations in Germany. Design Cross-sectional household survey. Setting Data were drawn from the German population and collected through computer-assisted, face-to-face interviews. Participants Representative random sample of 2087 people (>14 years) from the German population. Outcome measures Public acceptance was measured regarding (1) treatment cost reimbursement, (2) standard training for health professionals on offering cessation treatment, and making cessation treatment a standard part of care for smokers with (3) physical or (4) mental disorders. Association characteristics with smoking status and socio-economic status (SES) were assessed. Results Support for all policies was high (50%–68%), even among smokers (48%–66%). Ex-smokers and neversmokers were more likely to support standard training on cessation for health professionals than current smokers (OR 1.43, 95%CI 1.07 to 1.92; OR 1.43; 95%CI 1.14 to 1.79, respectively). Ex-smokers were also more likely than current smokers to support cessation treatment for smokers with mental disorders (OR 1.39, 95%CI 1.11 to 1.73). Men were less likely than women to support cessation treatment for smokers with physical diseases (OR 0.74, 95%CI 0.60 to 0.91) and free provision of treatment (OR 0.80, 95%CI 0.66 to 0.97). Offering cessation treatment to smokers with physical disorders was generally more accepted than to those with mental health issues. Conclusions The majority of the German population supports healthcare policies to improve the availability and affordability of tobacco dependence treatment. Nonsmokers were more supportive than current smokers of two of the four policies, but odds of support were only about 40% higher. SES characteristics were not consistently associated with public acceptance.

Type: Article
Title: Public attitudes towards healthcare policies promoting tobacco cessation in Germany: results from the representative German study on tobacco use (DEBRA study)
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026245
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026245
Language: English
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UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health > Behavioural Science and Health
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10080628
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