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Prevalence of Smoking and Provision of Smoking Cessation Advice during Hospitalization
N Najeeb1, M Halawani1, N G McElvaney2,3
1Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 123 St Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Abstract:
Aim We aimed to determine the prevalence of smoking and smoking cessation advice received by inpatients in Beaumont Hospital and compared results to previous similar studies. Method Cross-sectional survey where we interviewed eligible in-patients over a two-week period. Results 14.8% (30/203) of participants were current smokers, which is lower than the smoking prevalence found by previous studies. The rate of cessation advice delivery was 53.3% (16/30). An increasing socioeconomic gap between smokers and non-smokers over time was found. Discussion There remains limited provision of smoking cessation advice to inpatients.
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