Exploring attitudes towards smoking behaviour and cessation among hospitalised smokers via a socio-ecological
Obumneke Obieche1, Megan Lee1, Nasim Salehi1
1Southern Cross University, Bilinga, QLD, Australia.
Objectives:
Cigarette smoking is a leading cause of preventable mortality and disability. Smoke-free policies in healthcare settings have been implemented as a public health measure. This scoping review aims to explore attitudes on smokers' cessation in smoke-free healthcare settings using a socio-ecological framework.
Methods:
Four databases were searched for terms: smoking cessation, patient attitudes, and smoke-free policy. Of 420 studies, 17 met full inclusion criteria.
Results:
The review identified four socio-ecological aspects of smoking cessation in smoke-free healthcare settings: Intrapersonal factors (health literacy, health conditions, and self-efficacy), interpersonal factors (social support, peer pressure, and social responsibility), healthcare factors (perceived mixed messages, healthcare setting, clinical, psychosocial and health promotion supports), and societal factors (restrictions on smoking in a public place and social acceptability of smoking). Smoke-free policies effectively encouraged cessation in some patients but were ineffective in those that felt a loss of autonomy. Provision of smoke breaks within smoke-free policies was considered a mixed message.
Conclusions:
Holistic strategies are required to interconnect the four socio-ecological dimensions for successful smoking cessation.
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