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  1. Article ; Online: Outdoor smoking as a nuisance to non-smokers

    Jeroen Bommelé / Bethany Hipple Walters / Saskia van Dorsselaer / Marc C. Willemsen

    Tobacco Prevention and Cessation, Vol 8, Iss February, Pp 1-

    The case for smoke-free outdoor public spaces in dense urban areas

    2022  Volume 9

    Abstract: Introduction Despite the growing number of smoke-free spaces, many non-smokers continue to be involuntarily exposed to secondhand smoke outdoors and on public streets. Both theory and research suggest that people living in densely populated urban areas ... ...

    Abstract Introduction Despite the growing number of smoke-free spaces, many non-smokers continue to be involuntarily exposed to secondhand smoke outdoors and on public streets. Both theory and research suggest that people living in densely populated urban areas are more likely to smoke than those living in less densely populated areas. Consequently, non-smokers in densely populated urban areas might be more likely to be exposed and feel annoyed by secondhand smoke outdoors. We investigated whether the extent to which non-smokers feel annoyed by secondhand smoke exposure in outdoor public spaces is related to urban population density. Methods We used cross-sectional survey data from the Netherlands ‘Module Substance Use’ survey (2020 data, n=9375). This is a nationally representative sample of the adult population in the Netherlands. Using logistic regression models, we investigated whether urban population density predicts both smoking and non-smokers’ annoyance to secondhand smoke exposure outdoors. Results We found that smoking rates were associated with urban population density. In the Netherlands, people living in extremely population-dense urban areas were more likely to smoke than those living in non-urban areas (AOR=1.59; 95% CI: 1.25–2.02, p<0.001). Feeling annoyed by secondhand smoke outdoors was also associated with urban population density: non-smokers living in extremely population-dense urban areas were more likely to be annoyed than respondents living in non-urban areas (AOR=1.65; 95% CI: 1.34–2.02, p<0.001). Conclusions These cross-sectional data highlight the importance of comprehensive local tobacco control policy programs that include creating smoke-free outdoor public spaces. This need for such smoke-free outdoor public spaces might be particularly strong in densely populated areas.
    Keywords smoking ; secondhand smoke ; health geography ; local tobacco control ; urban density ; Public aspects of medicine ; RA1-1270
    Subject code 720
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher European Publishing
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  2. Article ; Online: “If the social circle is engaged, more pregnant women will successfully quit smoking”

    Eefje Willemse / Bethany Hipple Walters / Linda Springvloet / Jeroen Bommelé / Marc C. Willemsen

    BMC Health Services Research, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-

    a qualitative study of the experiences of midwives in the Netherlands with smoking cessation care

    2022  Volume 9

    Abstract: Abstract Background If smoking is common within a pregnant woman’s social circle, she is more likely to smoke and her chances of succeeding in quitting smoking are reduced. It is therefore important to encourage smoking cessation in a pregnant woman’s ... ...

    Abstract Abstract Background If smoking is common within a pregnant woman’s social circle, she is more likely to smoke and her chances of succeeding in quitting smoking are reduced. It is therefore important to encourage smoking cessation in a pregnant woman’s social circle. Midwives are ideally positioned to help pregnant women and members of their social circle quit smoking but there is currently little knowledge about if and how midwives approach smoking cessation with pregnant women’s social circles. Methods In 2017 and 2018, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 14 birth care providers in the Netherlands. Interviews were inductively coded; data were analyzed thematically. Results In the interviews, midwives reported that they don’t commonly provide smoking cessation support to members of pregnant women’s social circles. The respondents noted that they primarily focused on mothers and weren’t always convinced that advising the partners, family, and friends of pregnant women to quit smoking was their responsibility. Data from the interviews revealed that barriers to giving advice to the social circle included a lack of a trusting relationship with the social circle, concerns about raising the topic and giving unwanted advice on cessation to members of the social circle and a lack of opportunity to discuss smoking. Conclusions Midwives in the Netherlands were reluctant to actively provide smoking cessation advice to the social circle of pregnant women. To overcome barriers to addressing cessation to the social circle, educational programs or new modules for existing programs could be used to improve skills related to discussing smoking. Clear guidelines and protocols on the role of midwives in providing cessation support to the social circle could help midwives overcome ambivalence that they might have.
    Keywords Midwives ; Smoking cessation counselling ; Pregnancy ; Partners ; Social circle ; Qualitative research ; Public aspects of medicine ; RA1-1270
    Subject code 300 ; 360
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher BMC
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  3. Article ; Online: Does support for smoke-free outdoor spaces increase after implementation?

    Jeroen Bommelé / Sigrid Troelstra / Bethany Hipple Walters / Marc Willemsen

    Tobacco Prevention and Cessation, Vol 6, Iss December, Pp 1-

    A case study of a Dutch research center’s smoke-free campus transition

    2020  Volume 8

    Abstract: Introduction Policymakers may sometimes be reluctant to develop policies for smoke-free outdoor spaces due to concerns about public reaction. In this study, we investigated the support for a smoke-free campus before and after the campus of a Dutch ... ...

    Abstract Introduction Policymakers may sometimes be reluctant to develop policies for smoke-free outdoor spaces due to concerns about public reaction. In this study, we investigated the support for a smoke-free campus before and after the campus of a Dutch research institute became smoke-free. Methods We conducted two surveys among employees to measure the level of support for a smoke-free campus. The first survey (n=129) was conducted 3 months before and the second 13 months after the implementation of a smokefree campus policy (n=134). Results More employees supported the smoke-free campus after (82.1%) than before (64.3%) implementation (OR=2.55; 95% CI: 1.39–4.70; p=0.003). In addition, more employees (75.4%) employees believed it is important to have a smoke-free campus than was the situation before (56.6%) the implementation (OR=2.28; 95% CI: 1.31–3.97; p=0.004). Conclusions This case study adds to the knowledge that support for a smokefree campus increases after implementation of a smoke-free policy. This may encourage other organizations or local governments to create policies for smokefree outdoor spaces.
    Keywords smoke-free outdoor spaces ; implementation ; public support ; smoking ; Public aspects of medicine ; RA1-1270
    Subject code 028
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher European Publishing
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  4. Article ; Online: Implementation of a proactive referral tool for child healthcare professionals to encourage and facilitate parental smoking cessation in the Netherlands

    Tessa Scheffers-van Schayck / Bethany Hipple Walters / Roy Otten / Marloes Kleinjan

    BMC Health Services Research, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-

    a mixed-methods study

    2021  Volume 14

    Abstract: Abstract Background Recently, the parent-tailored telephone based smoking cessation counseling program ‘Smoke-free Parents’ was shown to be effective in helping parents to quit smoking. To implement this program in child healthcare settings in the ... ...

    Abstract Abstract Background Recently, the parent-tailored telephone based smoking cessation counseling program ‘Smoke-free Parents’ was shown to be effective in helping parents to quit smoking. To implement this program in child healthcare settings in the Netherlands, the research team developed a proactive referral tool to refer parents to Smoke-free Parents. The aim of the present implementation study was to explore the facilitators, barriers, and suggestions for improvement in the implementation of this referral tool. Methods Child healthcare professionals (N = 68) were recruited via multiple strategies (e.g., social media, mailings, and word of mouth among healthcare professionals) and invited to complete two online (quantitative and qualitative) questionnaires and to participate in a telephone semi-structured qualitative interview between April 2017 and February 2019. In total, 65 child healthcare professionals were included in the analyses. After inductive coding, thematic analyses were performed on the qualitative data. Descriptive analyses were performed on the quantitative data. Results The data from both questionnaires and the telephone interview revealed that the majority of the child healthcare professionals (92.3 % female; average years of working as a healthcare professional: 23.0) found the Smoke-free Parents referral tool accessible and convenient to use. Yet there were several barriers that limited their use of the tool. The data revealed that one of the main barriers that healthcare professionals experienced was parental resistance to smoking cessation assistance. In addition, healthcare professionals noted that they experienced tension when motivating parents to quit smoking, as they were not the parent’s, but the child’s healthcare provider. Additionally, healthcare professionals reported being concerned about the lack of information about the costs of Smoke-free Parents, which limited professionals referring parents to the service. Conclusions Although healthcare professionals reported rather ...
    Keywords Smoking cessation ; Parents ; Proactive referral tool ; Healthcare professionals ; Child healthcare settings ; Second-hand smoke ; Public aspects of medicine ; RA1-1270
    Subject code 360
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher BMC
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  5. Article ; Online: Recommendations on how to achieve tobacco-free nations in Europe

    Marc C. Willemsen / Bethany Hipple Walters / Daniel Kotz / Linda Bauld

    Tobacco Prevention and Cessation, Vol 5, Iss July (2019)

    2019  

    Abstract: European countries vary widely in the development and implementation of effective tobacco-control programs and policies. Why some countries lag behind others is inherently a political matter. National-level policymakers struggle between the need to ... ...

    Abstract European countries vary widely in the development and implementation of effective tobacco-control programs and policies. Why some countries lag behind others is inherently a political matter. National-level policymakers struggle between the need to protect public health and the need to recognize economic and ideological considerations. Within this context, use of scientific evidence plays an important role in the policy making process. Articles 20 and 22 of the World Health Organisation’s Framework Convention of Tobacco Control (FCTC) oblige countries to develop and coordinate research on aspects of tobacco control and require of them to facilitate knowledge transfer and capacity building between countries. This paper considers various ways how EU and national policy makers may accomplish this. We conclude that progress in three areas is needed: 1) generation of more scientific evidence relevant for each country; 2) facilitation of policy learning between countries; and 3) building capacity and collaborations between researchers and tobacco-control advocates to bridge the gap from research to policy, especially in countries with weak tobacco-control infrastructures.
    Keywords tobacco control ; Europe ; WHO FCTC ; knowledge transfer ; research capacity ; capacity building ; Public aspects of medicine ; RA1-1270
    Subject code 306
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher European Publishing
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  6. Article ; Online: The double-edged relationship between COVID-19 stress and smoking

    Jeroen Bommelé / Petra Hopman / Bethany Hipple Walters / Cloé Geboers / Esther Croes / Geoffrey T. Fong / Anne C. K. Quah / Marc Willemsen

    Tobacco Induced Diseases, Vol 18, Iss July (2020)

    Implications for smoking cessation

    2020  

    Abstract: Introduction Although recent research shows that smokers respond differently to the COVID-19 pandemic, it offers little explanation of why some have increased their smoking, while others decreased it. In this study, we examined a possible explanation for ...

    Abstract Introduction Although recent research shows that smokers respond differently to the COVID-19 pandemic, it offers little explanation of why some have increased their smoking, while others decreased it. In this study, we examined a possible explanation for these different responses: pandemic-related stress. Material and Methods We conducted an online survey among a representative sample of Dutch current smokers from 11–18 May 2020 (n=957). During that period, COVID-19 was six weeks past the (initial) peak of cases and deaths in the Netherlands. Included in the survey were measures of how the COVID-19 pandemic had changed their smoking, if at all (no change, increased smoking, decreased smoking), and a measure of stress due to COVID-19. Results Overall, while 14.1% of smokers reported smoking less due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 18.9% of smokers reported smoking more. A multinomial logistic regression analysis revealed that there was a dose-response effect of stress: smokers who were somewhat stressed were more likely to have either increased (OR=2.37; 95% CI: 1.49–3.78) or reduced (OR=1.80; 95% CI: 1.07–3.05) their smoking. Severely stressed smokers were even more likely to have either increased (OR=3.75; 95% CI: 1.84–7.64) or reduced (OR=3.97; 95% CI: 1.70–9.28) their smoking. Thus, stress was associated with both increased and reduced smoking, independently from perceived difficulty of quitting and level of motivation to quit. Conclusions Stress related to the COVID-19 pandemic appears to affect smokers in different ways, some smokers increase their smoking while others decrease it. While boredom and restrictions in movement might have stimulated smoking, the threat of contracting COVID-19 and becoming severely ill might have motivated others to improve their health by quitting smoking. These data highlight the importance of providing greater resources for cessation services and the importance of creating public campaigns to enhance cessation in this dramatic time.
    Keywords covid-19 ; smoking ; stress ; smoking behavior ; the netherlands ; Diseases of the respiratory system ; RC705-779 ; Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens ; RC254-282 ; covid19
    Subject code 616
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-07-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher European Publishing
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