An observational study in Smoking Cessation; Tobacco Dependence, sponsored by Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Ocidental. Completed. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2016-09-26.
Sponsored by Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Ocidental · Observational
Abstract: Tobacco dependence remains one of the primary health care concerns worldwide. Attitude of healthcare professionals towards smoking is crucial for any long-term prevention and smoking cessation program.
Objectives: Analyze smoking habits of medical doctors from a central hospital in Lisbon (2014), comparing results between medical versus surgical specialities. Results were compared with those obtained in 1999.
Design and setting: A voluntary and anonymous questionnaire was distributed to all physicians for a period of 4 months. The questions included sociodemographic data, smoking habits characterization, attitudes towards smoking, importance attribute to smoking cessation programme in the hospital and knowledge of the 2008 country law.
Participants: All medical doctors working in the central hospital studied between 1/1/2014 and 30/6/2014 Outcome measures: The primary outcome measure was to characterize the smoking habits of medical doctors. Secondary outcomes included comparison of results between surgical and medical groups and with those obtain in a similar study in 1999.
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All medical doctors working in the central hospital studied between 1/1/2014 and 30/6/2014
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Doctors from Medical Specialities A voluntary and anonymous questionnaire was distributed to all physicians for a period of 4 months. The questions included sociodemographic data, smoking habits characterization, attitudes towards smoking, importance attribute to smoking cessation programme in the hospital and knowledge of the 2008 country law.
Other: Smoking habits characterization
Doctors from Surgical Specialities A voluntary and anonymous questionnaire was distributed to all physicians for a period of 4 months. The questions included sociodemographic data, smoking habits characterization, attitudes towards smoking, importance attribute to smoking cessation programme in the hospital and knowledge of the 2008 country law.
Other: Smoking habits characterization
Analyze smoking habits of medical doctors from a central hospital in Lisbon (2014), comparing results between medical versus surgical specialities.
Time frame: 1 March 2014 - 30 June 2014
Comparison of smoking habits of medical doctors in 2014 with a similar study in 1999 in the same hospital.
Time frame: 1999 and 2014 - 15 years
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