Assessment of exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke in Spain: A scoping review.

Introduction: There is no consensus on the questions that should be included in questionnaires to properly ascertain exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke (SHS). The objective of this study is to analyze the questions included in studies which have assessed SHS exposure in Spain.

Methods: A scoping review was performed, using PubMed, Embase and Web of Science databases, selecting original articles published in English and Spanish, across the period 2012-2021.

[Assessment of exposure to seconhand smoke in health surveys in Spain].

Objective: To describe the questions used to assess exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) in Spanish health surveys.

Method: Extraction and analysis of the literals of the questions on SHS in the health surveys in Spain identified on the website of the Ministry of Health, the National Plan on Drugs and Health Departments of the autonomous communities.

Results: Three nationwide surveys assessed SHS exposure, with variability in questions, responses, and recall periods.

Self-perceived body weight and weight status: analysis of concordance by age group and sex.

Objectives: Previous studies suggest that there is discordance between actual weight status and body-weight perception. This fact has implications when it comes to designing public health interventions. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of the different categories of weight status and body-weight perception and to analyse their concordance in a representative Spanish population sample.

Estimations of smoking-attributable mortality in Spain at a regional level: comparison of two methods.

Purpose: To estimate and discuss smoking-attributable mortality (SAM) for the 17 regions in Spain among the population aged ≥35 years in 2017, using two methods.

Methods: A descriptive analysis of SAM was conducted using two methods, the prevalence-independent method (PIM) and the prevalence-dependent method (PDM). Observed mortality was obtained from the National Institute of Statistics; smoking prevalence from three National Health Surveys; lung cancer mortality rates from the Cancer Prevention Study-II; and relative risks from five US cohorts.