Title
Cognitive Mapping Tobacco Control Advice for Dentistry: A Dental PBRN Study
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Quantitative Health Sciences
Publication Date
2011-03-01
Document Type
Article
Subjects
Tobacco Use Disorder; Nicotine; Smoking Cessation; Smoking; Dentistry
Disciplines
Biostatistics | Dental Public Health and Education | Epidemiology | Health Services Research
Abstract
Objective: To identify facilitative strategies that could be used in developing a tobacco cessation program for community dental practices.
Methods: Nominal group technique (NGT) meetings and a card-sort task were used to obtain formative data. A cognitive mapping approach involving multidimensional scaling and hierarchical cluster analysis was used for data analysis. Results: Three NGT meetings conducted with 23 dental professionals yielded 27 nonredundant facilitative strategies. A 2-dimensional 4-cluster cognitive map provided an organizational framework for understanding these strategies.
Conclusion: Views of the target population solicited in a structured format provided clear direction for designing a tobacco cessation intervention.
Keywords
UMCCTS funding
DOI of Published Version
10.5993/AJHB.35.2.10
Source
Am J Health Behav. 2011 Mar-Apr;35(2):228-39. Link to article on publisher's website
Journal/Book/Conference Title
American journal of health behavior
PubMed ID
21204685
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Repository Citation
Qu H, Houston TK, Williams JH, Gilbert GH, Shewchuk RM. (2011). Cognitive Mapping Tobacco Control Advice for Dentistry: A Dental PBRN Study. Population and Quantitative Health Sciences Publications. https://doi.org/10.5993/AJHB.35.2.10. Retrieved from https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/qhs_pp/951