Tobacco prevention in hospitals needs prolonged and sustained effort.
The smoking control, policy implemented at a Barcelona hospital over a 3-year period resulted in a reduction of smoking in the hospital and a raised awareness of the exemplary role health professionals can have. However, participation by health professionals in the project decreased over the 3-year period. Although reduced, the smoking rate in the hospital still is at a high level; this should trigger health professionals to further exploit their potential in smoking reduction efforts.
Adriaanse
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Rijksuniversiteit, Limburg.
van Reek
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D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010564:Personnel, Hospital; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control