Table 3.
Survey respondents’ attitudes to the smoke-free policy – percentage agreement for non-smokers and smokers
|
Statement |
% Agreement (Strongly Agree/Agree) |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | Non-smokers (N = 95) | Smokers (N = 14) | Significance – Pearson χ2 (2 tailed) | |
| I prefer to work in a smoke-free environment |
88.1 |
94.6 |
38.5 |
χ2 = 34.09; df = 2; P < 0.001 |
| I had concerns or worries about working in totally smoke-free environment before commencing work in the hospital |
18.9 |
15.0 |
38.5 |
χ2 = 4.52; df = 2; P = 0.104 |
| Mental health inpatients should not be forced to stop smoking |
34.0 |
29.5 |
64.3 |
χ2 = 13.13; df = 2; P = 0.001 |
| Providing nicotine dependence treatment to patients is as important as other roles in the unit |
80.0 |
83.5 |
57.1 |
χ2 = 6.31; df = 2; P = 0.043 |
| I am confident in my ability to provide advice and treatment to smokers to help them cope with not smoking |
66.0 |
65.9 |
69.2 |
χ2 = 1.37; df = 2; P = 0.504 |
| Nicotine withdrawal is a significant issue for most patients in the hospital | 57.0 | 58.2 | 57.1 | χ2 = 5.28; df = 2; P = 0.071 |