An evaluation of the effects of the smoking ban at an acute NHS trust
The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of a complete smoking ban at an NHS Trust focusing on the attitudes, compliance and smoking behaviour of NHS Staff on the smoke-free NHS policy. Questionnaires were distributed to staff 17 months after the Trust implemented its smoking ban and two...
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| author | Arack, R. Blake, Holly Lee, S. Coulson, N. |
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| description | The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of a complete smoking ban at an NHS Trust focusing on the attitudes, compliance and smoking behaviour of NHS Staff on the smoke-free NHS policy. Questionnaires were distributed to staff 17 months after the Trust implemented its smoking ban and two months before the nationwide smoking ban.
Although the study showed that a significant proportion of respondents were in favour of the ban (78.3%), results also suggested that many staff felt that designated areas should be provided for those who smoked. Positive staff attitudes towards the ban did not seem to affect actual behaviour as staff continued to smoke on hospital grounds.
This study suggests that more work is needed to enforce the smoke-free policy and increase awareness of workplace smoking cessation interventions in order to change smoking behaviour in this workplace. |
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| spelling | nottingham-390312020-05-04T16:36:55Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/39031/ An evaluation of the effects of the smoking ban at an acute NHS trust Arack, R. Blake, Holly Lee, S. Coulson, N. The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of a complete smoking ban at an NHS Trust focusing on the attitudes, compliance and smoking behaviour of NHS Staff on the smoke-free NHS policy. Questionnaires were distributed to staff 17 months after the Trust implemented its smoking ban and two months before the nationwide smoking ban. Although the study showed that a significant proportion of respondents were in favour of the ban (78.3%), results also suggested that many staff felt that designated areas should be provided for those who smoked. Positive staff attitudes towards the ban did not seem to affect actual behaviour as staff continued to smoke on hospital grounds. This study suggests that more work is needed to enforce the smoke-free policy and increase awareness of workplace smoking cessation interventions in order to change smoking behaviour in this workplace. Taylor & Francis 2013-05-17 Article PeerReviewed Arack, R., Blake, Holly, Lee, S. and Coulson, N. (2013) An evaluation of the effects of the smoking ban at an acute NHS trust. International Journal of Health Promotion and Education, 47 (4). pp. 112-118. ISSN 2164-9545 Attitude Compliance Health Promotion Hospital NHS Smoking Ban Smoking Behaviour http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14635240.2009.10708169 doi:10.1080/14635240.2009.10708169 doi:10.1080/14635240.2009.10708169 |
| spellingShingle | Attitude Compliance Health Promotion Hospital NHS Smoking Ban Smoking Behaviour Arack, R. Blake, Holly Lee, S. Coulson, N. An evaluation of the effects of the smoking ban at an acute NHS trust |
| title | An evaluation of the effects of the smoking ban at an acute NHS trust |
| title_full | An evaluation of the effects of the smoking ban at an acute NHS trust |
| title_fullStr | An evaluation of the effects of the smoking ban at an acute NHS trust |
| title_full_unstemmed | An evaluation of the effects of the smoking ban at an acute NHS trust |
| title_short | An evaluation of the effects of the smoking ban at an acute NHS trust |
| title_sort | evaluation of the effects of the smoking ban at an acute nhs trust |
| topic | Attitude Compliance Health Promotion Hospital NHS Smoking Ban Smoking Behaviour |
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