Smoking Attitudes, Behaviour and Nicotine Dependence Among Mental Health Acute Inpatients: an Exploratory Study

Elena Ratschen, John Britton, Gillian Doody and Ann Mcneill
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Elena Ratschen: University of Nottingham, City Hospital, UK
John Britton: University of Nottingham, City Hospital, UK
Gillian Doody: University of Nottingham, UK
Ann Mcneill: University of Nottingham, City Hospital, UK, mcxer2@nottingham.ac.uk

International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 2010, vol. 56, issue 2, 107-118

Abstract: Background: In 2008, mental health units in England went smoke-free by law. This study explores inpatients’ experience with a smoke-free policy, their smoking behaviour, dependence, withdrawal and related issues. Material: Semi-structured interviews in a criterion sample of 15 inpatient smokers. Discussion: Patients generally approved of the smoke-free policy, provided they could smoke outside. Most participants had changed their smoking behaviour following admission. Most had little knowledge of nicotine dependence, reported a lack of structured support for smoking cessation, and a general interest in this being made available. Nicotine dependence was reportedly lower in the ward than in the home setting. Conclusions: More structured support is needed to ensure that opportunities for health promotion in a vulnerable population are not being missed.

Keywords: inpatient settings; nicotine dependence; smoke-free policy; smoking; tobacco; tobacco use (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1177/0020764008101855

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