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Smoking inside Canadian acute care hospitals.

Trevor Bardell1, Peter M Brown

  • 1Department of Surgery, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario.

Canadian Respiratory Journal
|August 10, 2006
PubMed
Summary

Many Canadian hospitals permit indoor smoking, with significant policy variations nationwide. This study assessed current hospital smoking policies, including patient, staff, and visitor regulations, and availability of cessation aids.

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Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Healthcare Policy
  • Hospital Management

Background:

  • Smoking policies in healthcare settings are crucial for patient and staff well-being.
  • Understanding current practices in Canadian acute care hospitals is essential for policy development.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the existing smoking policies across Canadian acute care hospitals.
  • To identify variations in policies concerning patients, staff, and visitors.

Main Methods:

  • A national survey was distributed to 852 acute care hospitals in Canada.
  • The questionnaire addressed patient, staff, and visitor smoking regulations, policies for psychiatric patients, and availability of smoking cessation products.

Main Results:

  • A 56% response rate was achieved, with 476 hospitals participating.
  • 27% of responding hospitals allowed patient smoking indoors; 93% prohibited staff smoking indoors, with exceptions in Quebec (32%).
  • 30% had separate policies for psychiatric patients, 27% allowed visitor smoking, and 67% offered smoking cessation products.

Conclusions:

  • A significant number of Canadian hospitals permit indoor smoking, indicating a need for policy review.
  • Substantial regional and institutional variations exist in hospital smoking policies across Canada.

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