PMID- 27231157
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20180131
LR  - 20181202
IS  - 1465-3966 (Electronic)
IS  - 1354-8506 (Print)
IS  - 1354-8506 (Linking)
VI  - 22
IP  - 4
DP  - 2017 Apr
TI  - Thirdhand smoke beliefs and behaviors among healthcare professionals.
PG  - 415-424
LID - 10.1080/13548506.2016.1189579 [doi]
AB  - Thirdhand smoke (THS) refers to tobacco smoke contaminants and by-products that 
      remain in the environment after a cigarette is extinguished. The purpose of this 
      study was to assess beliefs and behaviors regarding THS among healthcare 
      professionals, and to examine associations among smoking attitudes/beliefs, 
      provider demographics, and THS beliefs and behaviors. Healthcare professionals 
      (N = 204) at a comprehensive cancer center and affiliated general hospital in a 
      northeastern urban area completed online questionnaires. About one third of the 
      respondents had heard of THS before completing the survey, and more than two 
      thirds of the sample believed that THS issues do not receive enough attention. 
      Being female, likelihood of discussing THS with others, endorsing the belief that 
      smoking affects the quality of parenting, and support for government action 
      towards smoking bans were significantly associated with providers' belief that 
      THS is harmful. Endorsing the belief that smoking affects the quality of 
      parenting and belief that THS is harmful were significantly associated with the 
      likelihood of discussing THS with others. Findings shed light on THS beliefs and 
      behaviors of healthcare providers (a group of individuals that could be trained 
      to educate and advise patients about THS) and inform recommendations for new 
      tobacco policies and clinical guidelines for best practices in tobacco control 
      and prevention.
FAU - Darlow, Susan D
AU  - Darlow SD
AD  - a National Comprehensive Cancer Network , Fort Washington , PA , USA.
FAU - Heckman, Carolyn J
AU  - Heckman CJ
AD  - b Cancer Prevention and Control , Fox Chase Cancer Center , Philadelphia , PA , 
      USA.
FAU - Munshi, Teja
AU  - Munshi T
AD  - c Bloustein Center for Survey Research, Rutgers University , New Brunswick , NJ , 
      USA.
FAU - Collins, Bradley N
AU  - Collins BN
AD  - d College of Public Health, Temple University , Philadelphia , PA , USA.
LA  - eng
GR  - P30 CA006927/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States
GR  - T32 CA009035/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20160526
PL  - England
TA  - Psychol Health Med
JT  - Psychology, health & medicine
JID - 9604099
RN  - 0 (Tobacco Smoke Pollution)
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - *Attitude of Health Personnel
MH  - Female
MH  - *Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - *Tobacco Smoke Pollution
PMC - PMC5659263
MID - NIHMS882960
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Tobacco
OT  - attitudes
OT  - carcinogen
OT  - environmental health
OT  - smoke exposure
COIS- Competing interests: The authors have no conflict of interest to report.
EDAT- 2016/05/28 06:00
MHDA- 2018/02/01 06:00
PMCR- 2018/04/01
CRDT- 2016/05/28 06:00
PHST- 2016/05/28 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2018/02/01 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2016/05/28 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2018/04/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.1080/13548506.2016.1189579 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Psychol Health Med. 2017 Apr;22(4):415-424. doi: 10.1080/13548506.2016.1189579. 
      Epub 2016 May 26.