Characterization of Smoking Habits Patterns in Medical Doctors of a Central Hospital in Portugal - What Has Changed After 15 Years? A Comparative Cross-sectional Study

Completed

• Conditions: Smoking Cessation; Tobacco Dependence

• Registration Number: NCT02913989
• Lead Sponsor: Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Ocidental

Brief Summary

Abstract: Tobacco dependence remains one of the primary health care concerns worldwide. Attitude of healthcare professionals towards smoking is crucial for any long-term prevention and smoking cessation program.

Objectives: Analyze smoking habits of medical doctors from a central hospital in Lisbon (2014), comparing results between medical versus surgical specialities. Results were compared with those obtained in 1999.

Design and setting: A voluntary and anonymous questionnaire was distributed to all physicians for a period of 4 months. The questions included sociodemographic data, smoking habits characterization, attitudes towards smoking, importance attribute to smoking cessation programme in the hospital and knowledge of the 2008 country law.

Participants: All medical doctors working in the central hospital studied between 1/1/2014 and 30/6/2014 Outcome measures: The primary outcome measure was to characterize the smoking habits of medical doctors. Secondary outcomes included comparison of results between surgical and medical groups and with those obtain in a similar study in 1999.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-03
• Primary Completion: 2014-06
• Study Completion: 2016-05
• Status Verified: 2016-09
• Study First Submitted: 2016-09-13
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-09-22
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-09-22
• Study First Posted: 2016-09-26
• Last Update Posted: 2016-09-26

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 423

Inclusion Criteria

• All medical doctors working in the central hospital studied between 1/1/2014 and 30/6/2014

Exclusion Criteria

• Not a medical doctor

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Analyze smoking habits of medical doctors from a central hospital in Lisbon (2014), comparing results between medical versus surgical specialities.	1 March 2014 - 30 June 2014

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Comparison of smoking habits of medical doctors in 2014 with a similar study in 1999 in the same hospital.	1999 and 2014 - 15 years