| Titre : | Reductions in tobacco smoke pollution and increases in support for smoke-free public places following the implementation of comprehensive smoke-free workplace legislation in the Republic of Ireland: findings from the ITC Ireland/UK Survey |
| Auteurs : | G. T. FONG ; A. HYLAND ; R. BORLAND ; D. HAMMOND ; G. HASTINGS ; A. McNEILL ; S. ANDERSON ; K. M. CUMMINGS ; S. ALLWRIGHT ; M. MULCAHY ; F. HOWELL ; L. CLANCY ; M. E. THOMPSON ; G. CONNOLLY ; P. DRIEZEN |
| Type de document : | Périodique |
| Année de publication : | 2006 |
| Format : | iii51-iii58 |
| Note générale : | Tobacco Control, 2006, 15, (Suppl.3), iii51-iii58 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Discipline : | SAN (Santé publique / Public health) |
| Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus mots-clés TABAC ; LEGISLATION ; INTERDICTION DE FUMER ; MILIEU PROFESSIONNEL ; DEBIT DE BOISSONS ; FUMEE DE TABAC ; ENQUETEThésaurus géographique IRLANDE ; ROYAUME-UNI |
| Résumé : |
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the psychosocial and behavioural impact of the first ever national level comprehensive workplace smoke-free law, implemented in Ireland in March 2004. DESIGN: Quasi-experimental prospective cohort survey: parallel cohort telephone surveys of national representative samples of adult smokers in Ireland (n = 769) and the UK (n = 416), surveyed before the law (December 2003 to January 2004) and 8-9 months after the law (December 2004 to January 2005).
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Respondents' reports of smoking in key public venues, support for total bans in those key venues, and behavioural changes due to the law. RESULTS: The Irish law led to dramatic declines in reported smoking in all venues, including workplaces (62% to 14%), restaurants (85% to 3%), and bars/pubs (98% to 5%). Support for total bans among Irish smokers increased in all venues, including workplaces (43% to 67%), restaurants (45% to 77%), and bars/pubs (13% to 46%). Overall, 83% of Irish smokers reported that the smoke-free law was a "good" or "very good" thing. The proportion of Irish homes with smoking bans also increased. Approximately 46% of Irish smokers reported that the law had made them more likely to quit. Among Irish smokers who had quit at post-legislation, 80% reported that the law had helped them quit and 88% reported that the law helped them stay quit. CONCLUSION: The Ireland smoke-free law stands as a positive example of how a population-level policy intervention can achieve its public health goals while achieving a high level of acceptance among smokers. These findings support initiatives in many countries toward implementing smoke-free legislation, particularly those who have ratified the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, which calls for legislation to reduce tobacco smoke pollution. |
| Domaine : | Tabac / Tobacco |
| Refs biblio. : | 42 |
| Affiliation : | Department of Psychology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada |
| Centre Emetteur : | 13 OFDT |
| Cote : | A02703 |
| Lien : | http://tc.bmjjournals.com/cgi/reprint/15/suppl_3/iii51 |
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