Decline of Tobacco Smoking Among Medical Specialists at A Spanish University Hospital
Journal Title: The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine - Year 2018, Vol 72, Issue 6
Abstract
<span>Background: </span><span>Several epidemiological studies have shown that the prevalence of tobacco smoking in the Spanish healthcare centres is relatively high. </span><span>Objective: </span><span>to assess the current situation of tobacco smoking among medical specialists of Reina Sofia University Hospital (Cordoba, Spain). As a secondary objective we intended to calculate the indirect costs of smoking among medical specialists during the working hours. </span><span>Materials and Methods: </span><span>Descriptive cross-sectional study of the medical specialists of Reina Sofia University Hospital. Our survey was conducted using an interview questionnaire that included the following variables: age, sex, medical specialty, smoking habits, tobacco smoking during work hours, time spent on each cigarette, intention to quit smoking and the possibility to participate in a smoking cessation program. </span><span>Results: </span><span>A total of 143 medical specialists; 64 women and 79 men were interviewed. About 14% of participants were former smokers and 10.5% were current smokers, of whom 67% wanted to quit smoking. About 73% of smokers consumed tobacco during the working hours. Most of smokers consumed 2 cigarettes during the working hours. About 60% of smokers would use a permanent aid program to quit smoking. The hours lost by the smoking habits of medical specialists cause an annual loss of 143.512,96 euros. </span><span>Conclusions: </span><span>The study results show that currently there is an increasing awareness of health professionals about the harmful effects of smoking: former smokers have increased, and most of smokers want to quit. Also, they would use a permanent aid program to quit smoking. </span>
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Eman Helal
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