Aktiv og passiv rygning blandt personalet på Bispebjerg Hospital 1992-1999
(2000) In Ugeskrift for Laeger 162(42). p.5623-5627- Abstract
The purpose of this study was to describe changes in smoking behaviour and exposure to passive smoking among hospital employees at a large Danish University Hospital (Bispebjerg Hospital) from 1992 until 1999 as part of a program toward a smoke-free hospital. The study was based upon three cross-sectional self-administered questionnaires surveys carried out among all employees at the hospital - approximately 4000 persons - in October 1992, April 1997 and April 1999, participation rates being 84, 80 and 76 percent. During the seven year period the smoking rate has decreased from 46% to 32% among male and 40% to 33% among female employees. A decrease in smoking rate was found among all subgroups of employees. Among male employees the rate... (More)
The purpose of this study was to describe changes in smoking behaviour and exposure to passive smoking among hospital employees at a large Danish University Hospital (Bispebjerg Hospital) from 1992 until 1999 as part of a program toward a smoke-free hospital. The study was based upon three cross-sectional self-administered questionnaires surveys carried out among all employees at the hospital - approximately 4000 persons - in October 1992, April 1997 and April 1999, participation rates being 84, 80 and 76 percent. During the seven year period the smoking rate has decreased from 46% to 32% among male and 40% to 33% among female employees. A decrease in smoking rate was found among all subgroups of employees. Among male employees the rate of heavy smokers has decreased from 25 to 16%, among female employees this decrease is lacking, the rate of heavy smokers being 15% during the whole period. The numbers of employees exposed to passive smoking all day or most of the day has changed from 39% to 25% from 1992 until 1999. Among the smokers 30% - 8% of all employees - responded that they would not be able to manage without smoking tobacco during working hours. This answer is most commonly found among heavy smokers, smokers with short or no education and smokers who smoke at any time of day. It is concluded that even though there has been a reduction in the smoking rate, the exposure to passive smoking among employees at the hospital still is unacceptably high. Based upon these results it has been decided that Bispebjerg Hospital is smoke-free for all employees from the 1st of January 2000. There is a need for initiatives for the smokers, who can't manage work without smoking.
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- Olsen, Ann Dorthe ; Fugleholm, Anne Mette ; Rasmussen, Søren ; Backer, Vibeke ; Jørgensen, Svend Juul ; Tønnesen, Hanne LU and Iversen, Lars
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- Smoking behaviour and exposure to passive smoking among hospital employees 1992-1999
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- 2000
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- Contribution to journal
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- Ugeskrift for Laeger
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- 162
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- 42
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- 5623 - 5627
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- Den Almindelige Danske Lægeforening
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- pmid:11059300
- scopus:0034675466
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- 0041-5782
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- Danish
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