Abstract
Background Smoking cessation advice provided by healthcare professionals can be effective in increasing smoking cessation among patients. Any successful intervention will require staff knowledge of local barriers to implementation. However, the views of Irish healthcare professionals in increasing provision of smoking cessation advice and these barriers are unknown. The aim of this qualitative study is to explore the views of Irish healthcare professionals on barriers in increasing smoking cessation advice for patients in a large Irish teaching university hospital.
Highlights
Smoking cessation advice provided by healthcare professionals can be effective in increasing smoking cessation among patients
The views of Irish healthcare professionals in increasing provision of smoking cessation advice and these barriers are unknown. The aim of this qualitative study is to explore the views of Irish healthcare professionals on barriers in increasing smoking cessation advice for patients in a large Irish teaching university hospital
Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 16 healthcare professionals recruited in Beaumont Hospital
Summary
Smoking cessation advice provided by healthcare professionals can be effective in increasing smoking cessation among patients. Exploring the views of healthcare professionals on increasing smoking cessation advice for patients ShuYing Ho*, Hannah McGee, Noel G McElvaney, Frank Doyle
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