Changes in tobacco use patterns and motivation to quit related to the new smoke-free legislation in the Czech Republic

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Alternative codes found

RIV/00216208:11110/21:10406347

Result on the web

<a href="https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=SxN-Q7T0EW" target="_blank" >https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=SxN-Q7T0EW</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdz156" target="_blank" >10.1093/pubmed/fdz156</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Changes in tobacco use patterns and motivation to quit related to the new smoke-free legislation in the Czech Republic

Original language description

Background: Smoke-free policy belongs to key public health instruments to promote health in populations. In 2017, new comprehensive smoke-free law prohibiting smoking in indoor public places was implemented. We aimed to measure changes in tobacco smoking patterns and changes in motivation to quit in adult smokers prior to and after the new smoke-free legislation came into force. Methods: We conducted a prospective cohort study prior to and post the implementation of Act No. 65/2017 Coll. Self-reported questionnaires were administered to 131 adult smokers by trained nurses in general practitioner offices in Prague. We analysed changes in cigarette consumption per day; ratio of cigarettes smoked in pub, street, work and home; and motivation to quit using regression modelling. Results: We found a statistically significant decrease in the daily consumption of cigarettes (an average of 1.7 cigarettes per day, P &lt; 0.001, d = 0.34). Smoking in indoor public spaces decreased to almost zero, while tobacco consumption in outdoor public spaces (such as streets and squares) increased by nearly 20%. We observed statistically significant increase of motivation to quit smoking (P = 0.021, d = 0.21). Conclusion: The study brings valuable indication of the desired public health impact related to key legislative change in the Czech Republic.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30312 - Substance abuse

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2021

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Journal of Public Health

ISSN

1741-3842

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

43

Issue of the periodical within the volume

2

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

7

Pages from-to

348-354

UT code for WoS article

000745546500121

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85092323869