Allam, M., Cabildo, A., Molina, C. (2018). Decline of Tobacco Smoking Among Medical Specialists at A Spanish University Hospital. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 72(6), 4697-4701. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2018.9843
Mohamed Farouk Allam; Alberto Molina Cabildo; Carmen Díaz Molina. "Decline of Tobacco Smoking Among Medical Specialists at A Spanish University Hospital". The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 72, 6, 2018, 4697-4701. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2018.9843
Allam, M., Cabildo, A., Molina, C. (2018). 'Decline of Tobacco Smoking Among Medical Specialists at A Spanish University Hospital', The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 72(6), pp. 4697-4701. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2018.9843
Allam, M., Cabildo, A., Molina, C. Decline of Tobacco Smoking Among Medical Specialists at A Spanish University Hospital. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2018; 72(6): 4697-4701. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2018.9843
Decline of Tobacco Smoking Among Medical Specialists at A Spanish University Hospital
1Department of Community, Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
2Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain
Abstract
Background: Several epidemiological studies have shown that the prevalence of tobacco smoking in the Spanish healthcare centres is relatively high. Objective: to assess the current situation of tobacco smoking among medical specialists of Reina Sofia University Hospital (Cordoba, Spain). As a secondary objective we intended to calculate the indirect costs of smoking among medical specialists during the working hours. Materials and Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional study of the medical specialists of Reina Sofia University Hospital. Our survey was conducted using an interview questionnaire that included the following variables: age, sex, medical specialty, smoking habits, tobacco smoking during work hours, time spent on each cigarette, intention to quit smoking and the possibility to participate in a smoking cessation program. Results: A total of 143 medical specialists; 64 women and 79 men were interviewed. About 14% of participants were former smokers and 10.5% were current smokers, of whom 67% wanted to quit smoking. About 73% of smokers consumed tobacco during the working hours. Most of smokers consumed 2 cigarettes during the working hours. About 60% of smokers would use a permanent aid program to quit smoking. The hours lost by the smoking habits of medical specialists cause an annual loss of 143.512,96 euros. Conclusions: The study results show that currently there is an increasing awareness of health professionals about the harmful effects of smoking: former smokers have increased, and most of smokers want to quit. Also, they would use a permanent aid program to quit smoking.
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