ISQUA16-2622EFFECTIVENESS OF IMPLEMENTING THE SMOKE-FREE HOSPITALS PROGRAM IN IMPROVING QUALITY

In Taiwan, tobacco is associated with 20,000 deaths each year among 3.5 million smokers. Our hospital has joined the Smoke-Free Hospital Program in 2015 to help smokers quit smoking. This study aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of smoking abstinence at our hospital after implementation of the program involving patient education and pharmacotherapy. The number of participants in the program and 3-month smoking abstinence rate were compared before and after implementation of the Smoke-Free Hospital Program between January 2014 and October 2015 in a tertiary referral hospital setting (E-Da Hospital). Successful smoking cessation was defined as:reported non-smoking …