| Sumario: | Background: Healthcare workers' attitudes and behaviors have proven to be key determinants of the effectiveness of workplace smoking policies. Several studies have demonstrated the importance of educating healthcare professionals in preventing and treating smoking habits to provide care and counseling to their patients. Objective: This study aimed to assess the efficacy of a training program for nurses in General and Psychiatric hospitals in Attica. Methods: A total of 100 nurses participated from two Psychiatric and two General Hospitals in Attica. The meetings with the trainers were every week, online. The study and training material and the trainees' evaluation questionnaires were available on the e-class platform of KEDIVIM of EKPA. Results: The 52% of the participants have never smoked, while 40% currently smoke. The vast majority (72%) consider it is extremely important for nurses to provide smoking cessation counseling. Also, 40% have never counseled patients on smoking cessation, mainly due to insufficient education (28%). After the educational program, 68% of participants report that they are very satisfied with the smoking cessation education material. All respondents report that after their training they feel confident to counsel their patients to reduce or stop smoking, while, 90% reported that they were affected in terms of their personal smoking habits. Conclusions: This study highlights the need of investing in training healthcare personnel to carry out smoking cessation therapies.
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