Hospital admission provides an opportunity to promote smoking cessation. Clinical
guidelines recommend ascertainment of smoking status and delivery of cessation …

Background Hospitalization is an opportune time for smoking cessation support; cessation
interventions delivered by hospital physicians are effective. While general practitioners' and …

Results 18.8% of patients were current smokers. Although a majority of discharge reports
(72.9%) included patient's smoking status, less than a third of the patients (30.8%) …

Background The adverse effects of smoking are well documented and it is crucial that this
modifiable risk factor is addressed routinely. Professional advice can be effective at reducing …

Background: Hospitalisation is an ideal time to implement smoking cessation interventions.
However, little is known about the extent to which inpatients receive such advice, or the …

BACKGROUND.: Factors associated with compliance with smoke-free policies among
hospitalized smokers are poorly described. A better understanding of these factors may …

Abstract Background: Many Australian hospitals have recently introduced smoke‐free
policies. Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the smoking habits of hospital …

Despite the significant benefits of advising all smokers to quit, hospital patients who smoke
do not systematicallyreceive this advice. This study sought to determine the prevalence of …

People who smoke make up a significant number of those admitted to hospital (NICE 2014).
Being admitted to hospital can present a unique opportunity to attempt to stop smoking …

Objectives To investigate the effectiveness of the systematic default provision of smoking
cessation support to all adult smokers admitted to hospital, relative to usual care. Design …