A high prevalence of smoking and low rates of smoking cessation interventions can be
observed in psychiatric wards. A questionnaire-based, cross-sectional study was performed …

Purpose: This study aims to identify the beliefs, attitudes, and opinions of nursing
professionals associated with tobacco smoking and its prohibition in a psychiatric hospital in …

Aims and MethodThe aim of this survey was to examine staff views on smoking at work in a
large psychiatric hospital. A postal questionnaire was sent to all clinical staff (n= 1471) …

Introduction This study aimed to investigate the knowledge, practices and belief of
psychiatric nurses and nurses' assistants towards patients' smoking habits and clinical …

Background The introduction of total smoking bans represents an important step in
addressing the smoking and physical health of people with mental illness. Despite evidence …

Background Although the move to smoke-free hospital settings is generally a popular
initiative, it may be a more challenging and controversial issue in mental health care. A …

Healthcare facilities from a number of countries have or are in the process of implementing
smoke-free policies as part of their public health agenda and tobacco control strategy. Their …

Aim The aim of the study was twofold: to estimate smoking prevalence among nurses and to
compare their knowledge, perceptions and attitudes towards smoking. Background Given …

It has been argued that psychiatric nurses are ideally placed to provide smoking cessation
interventions to patients with mental illness. This assumes that psychiatric nurses actively …

The present study describes representations about smoking and practices related to patient
smoking among staff of a large public psychiatric hospital. A survey was performed using a …