RT Journal Article
T1 Impact of a Comprehensive Anti-Smoking Program at a Regional University Hospital and Predictive Variables of Being a Smoker among Hospital Workers.
A1 Ranchal-Sanchez, Antonio
A1 Romero-Rodriguez, Esperanza
A1 Jurado-Castro, Jose Manuel
A1 Ruiz-Gandara, Africa
A1 Vaquero-Abellan, Manuel
K1 Adult smokers
K1 Evaluation studies
K1 Smoking cessation
K1 Tobacco use prevention
K1 Youth and young adults
AB The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of a comprehensive anti-smoking health program conducted over twelve years at a regional university hospital in southern Spain. Prevalence of tobacco was compared retrospectively using data collected during occupational health assessments (n = 4291). Bivariate and logistic regression analyses were carried out to evaluate tobacco consumption differences according to age, sex, professional category, and workplace building. The results show a reduction in the active smoking rate among hospital staff evaluated (from 22.8% to 19.8%) with significant differences between non-health and health workers. Accumulated smoking consumption fell to 13.45 ± 14.60 packs/year with men presenting a higher consumption (p< 0.001). The predictive variables of tobacco use were sex (greater consumption among men, p = 0.021), number of cigarettes (greater consumption among professionals who smoked less than 1 pack/day, p < 0.001), and time smoking (greater use among professionals with more than 10 years smoking, p < 0.001). There was a higher rate of staff smokers at the hospital building with a majority of mental health inpatients. This study provides a practical example of making the optimum use of digital medical records in the evaluation of a comprehensive anti-smoking health program.
PB MDPI
YR 2020
FD 2020-11-12
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/16619
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/16619
LA en
NO Ranchal-Sánchez A, Romero-Rodríguez E, Jurado-Castro JM, Ruiz-Gandara Á, Vaquero-Abellán M. Impact of a Comprehensive Anti-Smoking Program at a Regional University Hospital and Predictive Variables of Being a Smoker among Hospital Workers. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Nov 14;17(22):8432
DS RISalud
RD Apr 14, 2025