Smoking Cessation; Tobacco Dependence Clinical Trial
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.
| Status | Completed |
| Enrollment | 423 |
| Est. completion date | May 2016 |
| Est. primary completion date | June 2014 |
| Accepts healthy volunteers | Accepts Healthy Volunteers |
| Gender | Both |
| Age group | N/A and older |
| Eligibility |
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 |
Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional
| Country | Name | City | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | |||
| Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
|---|---|
| Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Ocidental |
| Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 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 | Yes | |
| Secondary | Comparison of smoking habits of medical doctors in 2014 with a similar study in 1999 in the same hospital. | 1999 and 2014 - 15 years | Yes |