Prevalence of Smoking and Provision of Smoking Cessation Advice during Hospitalization.

Najeeb, Noor; Halawani, Muruj; McElvaney, Noel G.; Doyle, Frank

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Prevalence of Smoking and Provision of Smoking Cessation Advice during Hospitalization.

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posted on 2019-11-22, 16:27 authored by Noor Najeeb, Muruj Halawani, Noel G. McElvaney, Frank Doyle

Aim We aimed to determine the prevalence of smoking and smoking cessation advice received by inpatients in Beaumont Hospital and compared results to previous similar studies.

Method Cross-sectional survey where we interviewed eligible in-patients over a two-week period.

Results 14.8% (30/203) of participants were current smokers, which is lower than the smoking prevalence found by previous studies. The rate of cessation advice delivery was 53.3% (16/30). An increasing socioeconomic gap between smokers and non-smokers over time was found.

Discussion There remains limited provision of smoking cessation advice to inpatients.

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Najeeb N, Halawani M, McElvaney NG, Doyle F. Prevalence of Smoking and Provision of Smoking Cessation Advice during Hospitalization. Irish Medical Journal. 2018;111(9):821.