Nicotine - Misperceptions, Misinformation, or Disinformation: Difference between revisions
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===2021: [https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/14/7713/htm Persistent Misperceptions about Nicotine among US Physicians: Results from a Randomized Survey Experiment]=== | ===2021: [https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/14/7713/htm Persistent Misperceptions about Nicotine among US Physicians: Results from a Randomized Survey Experiment]=== | ||
*Question wording is important when measuring physicians’ beliefs about nicotine; however, even after accounting for question version, misperceptions about the direct health effects of nicotine were common and varied by sex and specialty. | *Question wording is important when measuring physicians’ beliefs about nicotine; however, even after accounting for question version, misperceptions about the direct health effects of nicotine were common and varied by sex and specialty. | ||
===2007: [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17558822/ Nurses' knowledge about the risk of light cigarettes and other tobacco "harm reduction" strategies]=== | |||
*Nurses had misperceptions about nicotine replacement: 60% believed that nicotine causes cancer, 72% believed that nicotine patches could cause heart attacks, and 40% and 15% believed that a prescription is needed for the nicotine patch or gum, respectively. | |||
*Nurse misinformation could lead to inaccurate recommendations and failure to capitalize on the teachable moment provided by the medical encounter. | |||
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