Open AccessInvestigating Changes in Patients’ Smoking Behavior, Tobacco Dependence, and Motivation to Stop Smoking Following a “Smoke-Free” Mental Health Inpatient Stay: Results From a Longitudinal Survey in England
Author(s) -
Tom Ainscough,
Alex Mitchell,
Catherine Hewitt,
Michelle Horspool,
Pete Stewart,
Suzy Ker,
Lesley Colley,
Claire Paul,
Phil Hough,
Simon Hough,
John Britton,
Elena Ratschen
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
nicotine and tobacco research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.338
H-Index - 113
eISSN - 1469-994X
pISSN - 1462-2203
DOI - 10.1093/ntr/ntaa258
Subject(s) - medicine , smoking ban , smoking cessation , mental health , smoke , psychiatry , quit smoking , demography , environmental health , physics , pathology , meteorology , sociology
In line with national guidance, mental health Trusts in England are implementing complete smoke-free policies. We investigated inpatients' changes in smoking behavior, tobacco dependence, vaping, and motivation to stop smoking between pre-admission and post-discharge.