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posted on 2021-06-16, 02:06 authored by Kimberley Martin, Joanne Dono, Nathan Rigney, Joanne Rayner, Alana Sparrow, Caroline Miller, Andrea Mckivett, Kerin O'Dea, David Roder, Jacqueline BowdenObjective: To examine the barriers and facilitators among health professionals to providing referrals to Quitline for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients who smoke. Methods: A brief online survey, based on the Theoretical Domains Framework, was completed by 34 health professionals who work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in South Australia and the Northern Territory. Results: Respondents who frequently made referrals had higher domain scores than less frequent referrers for ‘Skills and knowledge’ (M=4.44 SD=0.39 vs. M=4.09 SD=0.47, p<0.05) and ‘beliefs about capabilities’ (M=4.33 SD=0.44 vs. M=3.88 SD=0.42, p<0.01). Barriers to providing referrals to Quitline were lack of client access to a phone, cost of a phone call, preference for face-to-face interventions, and low client motivation to quit. Conclusions: Health professionals working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients should be supported to build their skills and confidence to provide referrals to Quitline and other brief cessation interventions. Building capacity for face-to-face support locally would be beneficial where phone support is not preferable. Implications for public health: Engaging with health professionals who work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to increase referrals to Quitline is strategic as it builds on their existing capacity to provide cessation support.
Funding
This study was funded jointly by the Australian Government via Cancer Council SA and University of South Australia NHMRC Program Grant #631947. We gratefully acknowledge the contribution of the health professionals who participated in this study, as well as the staff at Wardliparingga, Aboriginal Research Unit, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, for reviewing and providing input into the study protocol.
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2017-01-01Journal
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public HealthVolume
41Issue
6Pagination
4p. (p. 631-634)Publisher
WileyISSN
1753-6405Rights Statement
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Science & TechnologyLife Sciences & BiomedicinePublic, Environmental & Occupational HealthAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander healthtobacco cessationtelephone counsellinghealth professionalsATTITUDESBELIEFSCAREHumansHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeSmokingTobacco Use CessationCounselingSocioeconomic FactorsHealth PersonnelOceanic Ancestry GroupAustraliaFemaleMaleCultural CompetencySmokersPublic Health