Smoking Cessation; Tobacco Dependence
Conditions
Brief summary
Abstract: Tobacco dependence remains one of the primary health care concerns worldwide. Attitude of healthcare professionals towards smoking is crucial for any long-term prevention and smoking cessation program. Objectives: Analyze smoking habits of medical doctors from a central hospital in Lisbon (2014), comparing results between medical versus surgical specialities. Results were compared with those obtained in 1999. Design and setting: A voluntary and anonymous questionnaire was distributed to all physicians for a period of 4 months. The questions included sociodemographic data, smoking habits characterization, attitudes towards smoking, importance attribute to smoking cessation programme in the hospital and knowledge of the 2008 country law. Participants: All medical doctors working in the central hospital studied between 1/1/2014 and 30/6/2014 Outcome measures: The primary outcome measure was to characterize the smoking habits of medical doctors. Secondary outcomes included comparison of results between surgical and medical groups and with those obtain in a similar study in 1999.
Interventions
OTHERSmoking habits characterization
Sponsors
Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Ocidental
Study design
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* All medical doctors working in the central hospital studied between 1/1/2014 and 30/6/2014
Exclusion criteria
* Not a medical doctor
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Analyze smoking habits of medical doctors from a central hospital in Lisbon (2014), comparing results between medical versus surgical specialities. | 1 March 2014 - 30 June 2014 |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Comparison of smoking habits of medical doctors in 2014 with a similar study in 1999 in the same hospital. | 1999 and 2014 - 15 years |
Outcome results
None listed