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Smoking Among Healthcare Professionals in Australia: A Scoping Review

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  • Masudus Salehin

    (Institute of Health and Wellbeing, Federation University Australia, Berwick, VIC 3806, Australia
    Collaborative Evaluation and Research Centre (CERC), Federation University Australia, Berwick, VIC 3806, Australia)

  • Louisa Lam

    (Institute of Health and Wellbeing, Federation University Australia, Berwick, VIC 3806, Australia
    School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine (VIC), Faculty of Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University, Fitzroy, VIC 3065, Australia
    School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia)

  • Muhammad Aziz Rahman

    (Institute of Health and Wellbeing, Federation University Australia, Berwick, VIC 3806, Australia
    Collaborative Evaluation and Research Centre (CERC), Federation University Australia, Berwick, VIC 3806, Australia)

Abstract

Studies showed healthcare professionals who are non-smokers are more likely to deliver smoking cessation advice to their patients than those who are smokers. However, healthcare professionals continue to smoke across the globe. This scoping review assessed the available data on the prevalence and predictors of smoking among healthcare professionals in Australia. Following the PRISMA extension for the Scoping Review checklist, a systematic literature search was conducted on CINAHL, MEDLINE, APA PsycINFO, Scopus, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library in August 2024. Articles published between 1990 and 2024 were considered, and finally, 26 papers met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Australian healthcare professionals showed varying smoking prevalence. For physicians, it was 10.2% in 1990 to 7.4% in 2013; among dentists, 6% in 1993 to 4.9% in 2004; and among nurses, 21.7% in 1991 and 10.3% during 2014–15. The highest smoking rates were observed among Aboriginal health workers (AHWs): 63.6% in 1995 to 24.6% in 2021. Age was a positive predictor for smoking among nurses, and so was male gender among dentists, physicians, and nurses; other predictors included area of specialty, lower emotional wellbeing, etc. This review highlighted a declining trend in smoking among healthcare professionals in Australia; however, it was not proportionate among the different health specialties.

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  • Masudus Salehin & Louisa Lam & Muhammad Aziz Rahman, 2025. "Smoking Among Healthcare Professionals in Australia: A Scoping Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 22(1), pages 1-33, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:22:y:2025:i:1:p:113-:d:1567690
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