ReviewBMC public health2007
An international review of tobacco smoking in the medical profession: 1974-2004.
Review in BMC public health, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 67 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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67 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Smoking Prevalence among Physicians: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Prevalence of tobacco use in healthcare workers: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2019Pooled it
- Smoking Among Healthcare Professionals in Australia: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Spotlight on nurses' smoking prevalence and addiction in Istanbul, Türkiye, the leading country in the implementation of WHO MPOWER policies.BMC nursing · 2024Article
- Comparison of Health Behaviors of Healthcare Workers and the General Public in Israel: A Cross-Sectional Survey.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Prevalence of smoking habits, attitudes and knowledge on counteractive strategies among a sample of healthcare employees: results of the smoking-free health environments project in the province of Palermo, Italy.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Applying multi-theory model to determine intentions to smoking cessation among male health worker smokers in Kabul, Afghanistan.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- The prevalence and sociodemographic determinants of tobacco and nicotine use among students in healthcare disciplines in Saudi Arabian universities: a cross-sectional survey.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Factors associated with cessation of smoking in health professionals: a scoping review.Global health action · 2023Article
- Potential Effect of Combined Exposure of Crystalline Silica Dust and Cigarette Smoking on the Incidence of Silicosis among Chinese Male Stone Processing Workers: A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Toxic Habits and Well-Being Measures in Spanish Healthcare University Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- GPs' perspectives regarding their sedentary behaviour and physical activity: a qualitative interview study.BJGP open · 2022Article
- Magnitude of Substance Use and Its Associated Factors Among the Medical Students in India and Implications for Medical Education: A Narrative Review.Indian journal of psychological medicine · 2022Article
- Understanding Smoking Behavior among Physicians in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study.Tobacco use insights · 2021Article
- Impact of a Comprehensive Anti-Smoking Program at a Regional University Hospital and Predictive Variables of Being a Smoker among Hospital Workers.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- [Smoking control in Spain: current situation and priorities].Revista espanola de salud publica · 2019Article
- Knowledge about E-Cigarettes and Tobacco Harm Reduction among Public Health Residents in Europe.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Self-rated health and smoking among physicians and general population with higher education in Estonia: results from cross-sectional studies in 2002 and 2014.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2019Article
- Prevalence of tobacco consumption among young physicians at a regional university hospital in southern Spain: a cross-sectional study.BMJ open · 2018Observational
- Cigarette smoking and smoking-attributable diseases among Estonian physicians: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2018Article
7 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
backgroundTobacco smoking by physicians represents a contentious issue in public health, and regardless of what country it originates from, the need for accurate, historical data is paramount. As such, this article provides an international comparison of all modern literature describing the tobacco smoking habits of contemporary physicians.
methodsA keyword search of appropriate MeSH terms was initially undertaken to identify relevant material, after which the reference lists of manuscripts were also examined to locate further publications.
resultsA total of 81 English-language studies published in the past 30 years met the inclusion criteria. Two distinct trends were evident. Firstly, most developed countries have shown a steady decline in physicians' smoking rates during recent years. On the other hand, physicians in some developed countries and newly-developing regions still appear to be smoking at high rates. The lowest smoking prevalence rates were consistently documented in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom. Comparison with other health professionals suggests that fewer physicians smoke when compared to nurses, and sometimes less often than dentists.
conclusionOverall, this review suggests that while physicians' smoking habits appear to vary from region to region, they are not uniformly low when viewed from an international perspective. It is important that smoking in the medical profession declines in future years, so that physicians can remain at the forefront of anti-smoking programs and lead the way as public health exemplars in the 21st century.
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