Respondents’ report of employee involvement in various activities before hospital’s enactment of smoke-free policy
Activity | Activity not offered n (%) | Not involved at all n (%) | Slightly involved n (%) | Moderately involved n (%) | Very involved n (%) | Mean involvement2-150 n (%) |
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Received smoking cessation materials | 102 (10.2) | 46 (4.6) | 179 (17.9) | 347 (34.7) | 325 (32.5) | 2.7 |
Served on planning committee(s) | 193 (19.2) | 110 (10.9) | 126 (12.5) | 217 (21.5) | 361 (35.8) | 2.4 |
Reviewed policy drafts | 166 (16.7) | 148 (14.9) | 152 (15.3) | 251 (25.2) | 279 (28.0) | 2.3 |
Attended smoking cessation programmes | 124 (12.5) | 69 (6.9) | 324 (32.6) | 323 (32.5) | 155 (15.6) | 2.3 |
Participated in “cold turkey” days | 175 (17.6) | 97 (9.7) | 269 (27.0) | 283 (28.4) | 172 (17.3) | 2.2 |
Received planning committee reports | 243 (24.5) | 147 (14.8) | 137 (13.8) | 208 (21.0) | 255 (25.8) | 2.1 |
Participated in employee surveys | 332 (33.9) | 150 (15.3) | 79 (8.1) | 165 (16.9) | 253 (25.8) | 1.8 |
Involved as peer counsellors | 384 (38.9) | 221 (22.4) | 180 (18.3) | 140 (14.2) | 61 (6.2) | 1.3 |
↵2-150 Activities are ranked from highest to lowest mean involvement, with “Activity not offered” = 0 and “Very involved” = 4.