Complete smokefree policies in mental health inpatient settings: results from a mixed-methods evaluation before and after implementing national guidance.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tobacco smoking is extremely prevalent in people with severe mental illness (SMI) and has been recognised as the main contributor to widening health inequalities in this population. Historically, smoking has been deeply entrenched in the culture of mental health settings in the UK, and until recently, smokefree policies tended to be only partially implemented. However, recent national guidance and the government's tobacco control plan now call for the implementation of complete smokefree policies. Many mental health Trusts across the UK are currently in the process of implementing the new guidance, but little is known about the impact of and experience with policy implementation.

Methods

This paper reports findings from a mixed-methods evaluation of policy impleme

SUBMITTER: Huddlestone L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6042321 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature