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Rygeintervention blandt hospitalspersonale på H:S Bispebjerg Hospital : På vej mod roøgfrit sygehus - korttidsresultater

Backer, Vibeke ; Olsen, Ann Dorthe ; Enevoldsen, Henriette K. ; Munk, Pia ; Schiønning, Helle ; Kann, Annette ; Mundt, Kirsten ; Agner, Tove and Tønnesen, Hanne LU (1999) In Ugeskrift for Laeger 161(24). p.3663-3665
Abstract

As part of aiming towards a non-smoking hospital environment, staff at a Copenhagen university hospital were offered participation in a differentiated smoking cessation programme. This consisted of lectures, group therapy, follow-up visits and individually tailored nicotine replacement therapy free-of-charge for six weeks. Three hundred and seventy-four employees started the programme, with 353 continuing for the full six weeks. They were moderately nicotine dependent with a Fagerström score of 5 (0-10). Almost all smoked daily and smoked at work, with 87% having a CO measurement above 5 at the first visit. At six weeks follow-up 209 (59%) were still not smoking and a further seven (2%) had reduced their tobacco consumption... (More)

As part of aiming towards a non-smoking hospital environment, staff at a Copenhagen university hospital were offered participation in a differentiated smoking cessation programme. This consisted of lectures, group therapy, follow-up visits and individually tailored nicotine replacement therapy free-of-charge for six weeks. Three hundred and seventy-four employees started the programme, with 353 continuing for the full six weeks. They were moderately nicotine dependent with a Fagerström score of 5 (0-10). Almost all smoked daily and smoked at work, with 87% having a CO measurement above 5 at the first visit. At six weeks follow-up 209 (59%) were still not smoking and a further seven (2%) had reduced their tobacco consumption substantially. The remainder had started smoking again. Only 10% had a CO measurement >5 at the end of the study. In conclusion, a combination of theoretical education, individual follow-up visits and nicotine replacement therapy is useful and worthwhile in the effort to support hospital staff in smoking cessation.

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Smoking intervention among hospital staff
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Ugeskrift for Laeger
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161
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24
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3663 - 3665
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Almindelige Danske Laegeforening
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  • pmid:10485225
  • scopus:0033553680
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0041-5782
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Danish
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  author       = {{Backer, Vibeke and Olsen, Ann Dorthe and Enevoldsen, Henriette K. and Munk, Pia and Schiønning, Helle and Kann, Annette and Mundt, Kirsten and Agner, Tove and Tønnesen, Hanne}},
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  series       = {{Ugeskrift for Laeger}},
  title        = {{Rygeintervention blandt hospitalspersonale på H:S Bispebjerg Hospital : På vej mod roøgfrit sygehus - korttidsresultater}},
  volume       = {{161}},
  year         = {{1999}},
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