69Tottori J. Clin. Res. 6(2), 69-78, 2013

Questionnaire survey of smoking and its cessation involving psychiatric staff
member-Psychiatric staff members’ awareness regarding smoking, and relevant issuesAyumi Iwamoto*, Michiko Tanaka, Kenta Fukugi, Yayoi Ohi,
Tomoe Yamamoto, Yoko Nagasue
The 8th Ward, Department of Nursing, NHO Tottori Medical Center*Correspondence: byoutou11@tottori-iryo.hosp.go.jp
Abstract
We administered a questionnaire to the psychiatric staff members in Hospital A to ask them about smoking
and its cessation among patients, in order to identify the challenges to encouraging psychiatric patients to quit
smoking. As a result, psychiatric staff members' awareness regarding smoking was clarified, and these members
were generally aware that smoking has adverse effects on health. In addition, a high smoking rate for these
healthcare providers, and differences in their awareness regarding smoking cessation, such as the benefits ofsmoking, acted as barriers to non-smoking support for psychiatric patients. It is necessary to raise psychiatricstaff members’ awareness regarding smoking and its cessation, and to adopt organizational approaches targetingsmoking cessation throughout the hospital. Tottori J. Clin. Res. 6(2), 69-78, 2015
Keywords: smoking, psychiatric staff members, support for smoking cessation, benefits and health hazards ofsmoking, cross-tabulation
Introduction
In recent years, public awareness of smoking
cessation has been promoted along with theestablishment of relevant regulations. Hospital A
has encouraged smoking cessation on its premises;
however, the smoking rate is particularly highamong patients with mental disorders1), and thepsychiatric ward of the hospital has smoking rooms.
Thus, measures to enforce smoking cessation forthe psychiatric patients have been insufficiently
taken. In this hospital, the day room of the Acute
Psychiatric Ward B is equipped with a place withseparate areas for smokers and non-smokers. Inaddition, the hospital has a non-smoking time;
however, smoking-related problems, the violationof the smoking rules, and accidents (e.g., fires)constantly occur. Against this background, we
herein administered a questionnaire to psychiatricstaff members in order to clarify their awarenessregarding smoking and its cessation among patients,
as well as the issues to tackle, toward achievingsmoking cessation in the hospital.

sometimes
Non-smoker: Individual who does not currently
smoke
II. Aim
To clarify psychiatric staff members’ awarenessregarding smoking and its cessation, as well as theissues to tackle, toward achieving smoking
cessation in the hospital, by conducting aquestionnaire survey involving these members.
III. Methods
1. Study period
Between April 1, 2012, and March 31, 2013
2. Study subjects
A questionnaire was administered to a total of
104 psychiatric staff members working in
Hospital A. These members included nurses,
psychiatric physicians, occupational therapists(OT), psychiatric social workers (PSW), clinicalpsychologists (CP), members of the hospital’s
assertive outreach team (AOT), and pharmacists.
3. Question items
The questionnaire was developed by several
researchers to inquire about subjects’ ideas

I. Definition of terms
Smoker: Individual who smokes every day or2