Return to smoking following a smoke-free psychiatric hospitalization

Return to smoking following a smoke-free psychiatric hospitalization AMERICAN JOURNAL ON ADDICTIONS Prochaska, J. J., Fletcher, L., Hall, S. E., Hall, S. M. 2006; 15 (1): 15-22

Abstract

This study examined the smoking behaviors and motivations of 100 patients hospitalized in a smoke-free psychiatry unit. The sample averaged nineteen cigarettes per day and had a history of repeated failed quit attempts, yet 65% expressed interest in quitting. During hospitalization, nicotine replacement was provided to 70% of smokers to manage nicotine withdrawal. Provider counseling for smoking cessation, however, was rare, and all patients returned to smoking within five weeks of hospital discharge. The inpatient setting provides a potential site for initiating tobacco dependence treatment; however to maintain abstinence following hospital discharge, greater support is needed.

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