Total smoking bans in psychiatric inpatient services: a survey of perceived benefits, barriers and support among staff

Table 5 Association between clinician perceived benefits and barriers to a successful ban, and their support for such a ban in their unit

	clinicians that support a total ban	clinicians that do not support a ban	χ²	p
Smoker	4%	15%	7.503	.006
Agreement with perceived positive impacts		% agreement
Improve patient physical health	45	24	8.829	.003
Improve working conditions	44	17	15.700	.000
Help staff stop smoking	44	22	9.063	.003
Help patients stop smoking	38	3	29.653	.000
Makes the unit safer	21	4	8.224	.004
Increase patient quality of life	32	8	12.365	.000
Improve patient mental health	29	6	13.730	.000
Increase the quality of care	25	4	11.885	.001
Agreement with clinical issues of concern
Smoking bans aren't sustainable	10	22	7.667	.006
Lack of staff knowledge	37	16	8.713	.003

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