Compliance with the smoke-free policy in hospitals in Spain: the patients' perspective.

Objective: To explore compliance with the smoke-free policy in hospitals in Catalonia, Spain, by exploring inpatients' perceptions.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study of a random sample of 1047 inpatients from 13 public hospitals. We collected data about: (a) type of information about the smoke-free policy provided by the hospital, (b) patients' knowledge about the policy, (c) general appreciation of the compliance with the policy, and (d) specific appreciation of such compliance by noticing any sign of tobacco consumption.

Patient perceptions of tobacco control after smoke-free hospital grounds legislation: Multi-center cross-sectional study.

Objective: To examine patient perceptions of the role of health care providers in tobacco control and tobacco-related services they should provide after the introduction of national smoke-free hospital grounds legislation in Spain.

Design: Multi-center cross-sectional study.

Setting: Thirteen hospitals in Barcelona province in 2014-2015.

Smoking among hospitalized patients: A multi-hospital cross-sectional study of a widely neglected problem.

Introduction: A comprehensive smoking ban was recently enacted for acute-care hospital campuses in Spain. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and patterns of smoking among inpatients before and during hospitalization.

Methods: Multi-center cross-sectional study was conducted in 13 hospitals in the province of Barcelona, Spain from May 2014 to May 2015.