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Arack, R., Blake, Holly, Lee, S. and Coulson, N. (2013) An evaluation of the effects of the smoking ban at an acute NHS trust. International Journal of Health Promotion and Education, 47 (4). pp. 112-118. ISSN 2164-9545

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of a complete smoking ban at an NHS Trust focusing on the attitudes, compliance and smoking behaviour of NHS Staff on the smoke-free NHS policy. Questionnaires were distributed to staff 17 months after the Trust implemented its smoking ban and two months before the nationwide smoking ban.

Although the study showed that a significant proportion of respondents were in favour of the ban (78.3%), results also suggested that many staff felt that designated areas should be provided for those who smoked. Positive staff attitudes towards the ban did not seem to affect actual behaviour as staff continued to smoke on hospital grounds.

This study suggests that more work is needed to enforce the smoke-free policy and increase awareness of workplace smoking cessation interventions in order to change smoking behaviour in this workplace.

Item Type:	Article
RIS ID:	https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/715079
Additional Information:	This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of Health Promotion and Education on 17 May 2013, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/14635240.2009.10708169
Keywords:	Attitude, Compliance, Health Promotion, Hospital, NHS, Smoking Ban, Smoking Behaviour
Schools/Departments:	University of Nottingham, UK > Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > School of Health Sciences
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1080/14635240.2009.10708169
Depositing User:	Eprints, Support
Date Deposited:	29 Nov 2016 08:50
Last Modified:	04 May 2020 16:36
URI:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/id/eprint/39031

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