Smoking in the home after the smoke-free legislation in Scotland: qualitative study

Abstract

Objective To explore the accounts of smokers and nonsmokers (who live with smokers) of smoking in their homes and cars after the Scottish smoke-free legislation; to examine the reported impact of the legislation on smoking in the home; and to consider the implications for future initiatives aimed at reducing children's exposure to secondhand smoke in the home. Design and setting A qualitative cross sectional study involving semistructured interviews conducted across Scotland shortly after the implementation of the legislation on 26 March 2006. Participants A purposively selected sample of 50 adults (aged 18-75) drawn from all socioeconomic groups, included smokers living with smokers, smokers living with non-smokers, and non-smokers living with smokers.

Second-hand smoke exposure in homes and in cars among Canadian youth: current prevalence, beliefs about exposure, and changes between 2004 and 2006

“…Additional research is required to help clarify this discrepancy in the literature. One potential avenue for further investigation is to examine if inconsistencies in home smoking restrictions play a role in shaping youth beliefs about such restrictions; research has previously suggested that it is not uncommon for home smoking restrictions to be temporarily modified depending on circumstances [28].…”

Evaluation of a programme to increase referrals to stop‐smoking services using Children's Centres and smoke‐free families schemes

“…Parents/carers appear willing to hear messages around smoke-free families and SHS, particularly if these messages can offer information on support services (i.e. SFS) and are positioned as part of a wider range of initiatives designed to improve the health and home environment of the child [20,21].…”

“…While there is evidence that parents and carers may be imposing smoking restrictions inside their homes and asking visiting smokers to smoke outside [20,21], these restrictions may relax as children grow older or to avoid compromising strong emotional and social ties [22,23]. Research literature points towards the importance of trying to encourage parents/carers to stop smoking, or at least to taking their smoking outside of the home away from their children, to reduce SHS exposure [24].…”

Porque é que pais e mães fumadores fumam dentro de casa?

“…Estes dados são concordantes com outros estudos (Phillips et al, 2007) que revelaram que o (mau) cheiro do tabaco, a saúde (particularmente as preocupações em torno da saúde das crianças), a pressão mais ou menos ativa, para não fumar exercida por outros membros da família, e as preocupações sobre o efeito de modelagem foram as razões mais comuns para a que os fumadores convocam para não fumar em casa. No presente estudo, alguns dos entrevistados referiram a pressão exercida por outros familiares (cônjuges), mas nenhum referiu o efeito da modelagem (relação entre o consumo de tabaco dos pais e o dos filhos).…”