[The ``tobacco-free hospital and campus'' action: mid-term evaluation of the needs expressed by students and professionals]. / Action « hôpital et campus sans tabac ¼ : évaluation à mi-parcours des connaissances de l'action et des besoins exprimés par les étudiants et les professionnels.

INTRODUCTION: In 2021, smoking was considered to be the leading cause of avoidable death in the world, causing numerous pathologies. The rate of smoking in French department of Finistère is high, and the ARS (regional health authority) has funded a prevention campaign for a tobacco-free hospital and campus in Brest. Some health students' smoke (17.8%) and/or vape (5.6%). The aim of this article was to study the middle-term impact of the Smokefree campus prevention campaign. MATERIAL AND METHOD: A descriptive cross-sectional study by self-administered questionnaire was carried out between 24/01/2022 and 21/02/2022, using Sphinx software. RESULTS: The participation rates were 29.9% (students) and 29.4% (professionals). Among students, 12.6% were smokers, as were 13.3% of professionals. Just over 75% of respondents were aware of Smokefree campus, and 75% knew that it concerned both vaping and smoking. Nearly 60% of respondents thought that the smoke-free campus program could improve coherence between (a) the care training function of the faculty and the IFPS and (b) its exemplarity on the issue of smoking. Among smokers, 44% thought that quitting smoking or vaping during working hours was possible, while and 44% thought that it was possible to quit, whatever the setting. For student smokers, this was contemplated by only 18.2%, and deemed possible by 24%. CONCLUSION: While the smoking rate has remained relatively high, the Smokefree campus campaign is widely known and understood. It is important to pursue this kind of prevention campaign insofar as it could have a positive impact on the health of future caregivers and their patients.

[Smoking, vaping among hospital staff during the Covid-19 pandemic: Appraisal of the "tobacco-free hospital, campus" campaign in Brest]. / Tabagisme et vapotage dans un CHRU en période de pandémie de covid-19 : Point de la campagne Hôpital et Campus Sans Tabac à Brest.

INTRODUCTION: In the framework of a "tobacco-free hospital and campus" campaign, we conducted a study on the prevalence of smoking and vaping among a university hospital (CHRU) staff. The study took place in late 2020 (from 1 September to 15 December), and involved self-assessment of the impact of the covid-19 pandemic on smoking. MATERIAL AND METHOD: A cross-sectional study was carried out using an online questionnaire, which was distributed by email and QR code posting and included socio-professional details as well as data on participants' smoking and vaping. RESULTS: There were 782 responses, representing a participation rate of 13.5%. The sample included 73.3% women and 22.7% men; 28.9% nurses, 24.9% medical staff, 3.6% nursing assistants and 42.6% other professional categories. The overall smoking rate was 13%. Sixty-two (7.9%) participants vaped; 37 (5%) vaped exclusively, 25 (3.2%) combined smoking and vaping. Men smoked more than women: 23.7% vs. 9.4% (P < 0.01). Medical staff smoked and vaped less than other categories; 6.2% vs 14.8% (P < 0.01) and 4.1% vs 9.1% respectively (P=0.02). Doctors were more often non-smokers: OR=2.71 (95% CI: 1.14-6.46). Among smokers, 25% said they had increased their cigarette consumption during the covid-19 pandemic, frequently as a means of combating stress or fatigue. CONCLUSION: This study showed a lower smoking rate than in the literature, possibly due to the high participation of physicians. Ours were the initial estimates of vaping among hospital staff.

[Cigarette and e-cigarette use among a sample of French health students]. / Consommation de cigarettes et de cigarettes électroniques des étudiants en santé.

INTRODUCTION: Smoking is one of the leading causes of preventable death worldwide. Data from the literature show that caregivers and health students have a high prevalence. The purpose of this article was to study the prevalence among health students (medicine, dentistry, physiotherapy, nursing) at a University and a Teaching Hospital in France. MATERIAL AND METHOD: This was a cross-sectional study using a self-administered questionnaire completed at the start of university meetings. This study was carried out as part of a campaign to combat smoking supported by the Brittany Regional Health Agency. RESULTS: The participation rate was 76.4%: 1349 respondents out of 1766 health students surveyed. The prevalence of smoking 17.8% and that of vaping 5.6%. Nursing students smoked and vaped more than students in other streams: respectively, for smoking, 21.8% (73/335) vs. 16.5% (167/1014) (P<0.001), for vaping, 10.4% (35/335) vs. 4.0% (39/980) (P<0.001). Students in 3rd year nursing smoked and vaped significantly more than those in the first 2 years (P=0.02 and P<0.001). CONCLUSION: The smoking rate was high, but comparable to the data for health students. Nursing students were significantly greater smokers, especially in the last year. Their vaping rate was higher than in other studies.