title: Nonsmoking policy  in Danish hospices.
abstract: The Danish Smoke-free Environments Act 2007 aimed to prevent the harmful health effects of secondhand smoking. It requires employers to take practicable steps to ensure smoke-free environments for all, i.e. employees as well as members of the public (visitors, clients, customers, etc). Palliative care aims for a holistic approach that takes into account all aspects of patients' psychological, physical, and social needs. This may be challenged by a smoke-free policy in an end-of-life care setting. This paper looks at the concept of smoke-free standards in Danish end-of-life care settings.
authors.affiliation: Hospice Sjælland, Tønsbergvej 61, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark. ti@mail.tele.dk
authors.forename: Torben
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishøy
mesh_terms: D003718:Denmark; D006694:Holistic Health; D006738:Hospices / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D016134:Organizational Policy; D012907:Smoking