The challenge of tobacco control at a university hospital

The challenge of tobacco control at a university hospital

Objective: To identify the actions taken by the Commission of Tobacco Control (CTC) to control smoking in the hospital environment.Methods: Descriptive and exploratory retrospective documentary research conducted at a university hospital in southern Brazil, in 2014. The content of the minutes of CTC...

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Main Authors: Natália Ferreira Cruz, Vanessa Monteiro Mantovani, Sérgio Von Poser Maciel, Solange Klockner Boaz, Marli Maria Knorst, Isabel Cristina Echer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Series:Revista Gaúcha de Enfermagem
Subjects:
Campañas para el control del tabaquismo
Contaminación por humo de tabaco
Áreas destinadas a fumadores
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1983-14472015000300063&lng=en&tlng=en
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Summary:Objective: To identify the actions taken by the Commission of Tobacco Control (CTC) to control smoking in the hospital environment.Methods: Descriptive and exploratory retrospective documentary research conducted at a university hospital in southern Brazil, in 2014. The content of the minutes of CTC meetings was used to create a database, and the rounds reports were descriptively analyzed. We sought to identify the most relevant actions from 2005 to 2014.Results: The CTC implemented the Tobacco-Free Environment programme restricted cigarette smoking to designated areas and subsequently deactivated these areas. The only remaining outdoor smoking area in 2014 was deactivated.Conclusion: CTC actions have contributed to tobacco control in the hospital environment. This study will hopefully serve as a model to encourage other institutions to implement similar actions.
ISSN:1983-1447

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