Modificación del patrón de consumo de tabaco en una unidad de psiquiatría de hospital general
- Celso Iglesias García
- María José Alonso Villa
- Juan Carlos Bernaldo de Quirós
- Elena Bocanegra Suárez
- Julia Cueta Gonzalo
- Rosario García del Valle
- José Manuel González González
- Álvaro Miranda García
- Ana Belén Palacio Bande
ISSN: 1697-218X
Datum der Publikation: 2009
Nummer: 38
Art: Artikel
Andere Publikationen in: NURE investigación: Revista Científica de enfermería
Zusammenfassung
: Objectives: The purpose of the present paper is to evaluate the effects of a smoking ban in a general hospital psychiatric unit. Methods: We study the effects of smoking ban in 40 consecutive psychiatric inpatients. The staff registered socio-demographic and tobacco-related variables. We also registered any kind of behavioral effects of smoking ban. Results: The patients were willing to stop smoking during their hospital stay (with or without nicotine replacement) with two mild behavioural incidences registered throughout the study. Conclusions: The benefits of non-smoking policy in a psychiatric unit can be significant. The introduction of smoking bans in psychiatric inpatients settings is possible and safe.