Assessment of the impact of the smoking cessation policy on the wellbeing of mental health in-patients and the implications for hospital staff

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Smoking cessation (tobacco) among mental health in-patients; Mental Health - Addiction; Mental Health - Other mental health disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12607000277448
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Western Australia, School of Psychiatry & Clinical Neurosciences

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2007-05-22
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

Mental health inpatients at 3 Western Australia hospitals (Bentley, Fremantle and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospitals). Consent by medical staff, English speaking, patient consent.

Exclusion Criteria

not matching inclusion criteria.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Attitudes of mental health in-patients to the policy: Data collection via an interviewer administered questionnaire.[Data collection May - June 2007]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Staff and patient focus groups: June 2007. These groups will be used to identify concerns and issues for staff and patients and will be used in designing a future intervention and advising on managing the transition to a smoke free environment.[Data collection May-June 2007]