[A survey on tobacco-free areas at hospital entrances]. / Enquête sur la mise en place d'un lieu de santé sans tabac à l'hôpital.
Rev Mal Respir
; 2024 Aug 19.
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
In a prevalence and opinion survey on smoking, this work focused on a strategy favoring tobacco-free areas at hospital entrances.METHODS:
Outreach to the public occupying outdoor spaces led to immediate collection of responses over the course of 13 actions carried out in November 2022, a tobacco-free month.RESULTS:
Thirty-two percent of the persons interrogated were smokers, 38% among patients, 26% among professionals and 18% among nursing students. A majority expressed support for smoke-free building entrances, which were viewed by half of the smokers as an encouragement to quit or cut down on their consumption. However, a quarter of participants anticipated difficulties, particularly the "heaviest" smokers. In the psychiatry sector, 54% were smokers, and they were relatively unfavorable to the initiative. As for non-smokers, most voiced discomfort regarding the smell of tobacco, the infiltration of smoke in indoor spaces, passive smoking, a negative image of the hospital, and the detrimental ecological impact.CONCLUSIONS:
The tobacco-free hospital entrance initiative is relevant and of benefit to hospitals. In order to succeed, it must involve all stakeholders, whether they are users or professionals, in a concerted attempt to optimize assistance to smokers wishing to quit, by applying an educational and synergistic approach at all levels.
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Rev Mal Respir
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2024
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Francia