Objectives. We evaluated the efficacy of a motivational tobacco cessation treatment
combined with nicotine replacement relative to usual care initiated in inpatient psychiatry …

The introduction of smoke‐free policies is increasingly common in mental health settings, to
improve health. However, a barrier to implementing smoke‐free polices is staff concern that …

Current psychiatric nursing practice remains grounded in tradition, unsystematic trial and
error, and authority. Although some of the wisdom that has been passed down over time is …

Introduction Smoke-free policies have been extended to enclosed workplaces in many
countries; however, smoking continues to be commonly allowed on psychiatric premises …

Introduction Smoking rates are up to 2–4 times higher among individuals with mental illness.
Hospital readmissions for patients with psychiatric illness within a year of discharge are also …

Introduction In its fiscal year 2015 final rule, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
(CMS) required reporting of tobacco treatment quality measures as part of the Inpatient …

Introduction: Prevalence of smoking in mental health patients is up to three times higher than
in the general population, with the highest rates seen in inpatient settings. In many countries …

Smoke-free grounds policies (SFGPs) were introduced to inpatient psychiatric hospital
settings to improve health among patients, staff, and visitors. We conducted an ethnographic …

Objective: To identify the opinion of patients with mental disorder about tobacco and its
prohibition during psychiatric hospitalization. Method: An exploratory study with 96 patients …

Introduction This study aimed to investigate the knowledge, practices and belief of
psychiatric nurses and nurses' assistants towards patients' smoking habits and clinical …