Evaluation of smoke-free legislation - publications
Methodology
Haw SJ, Gruer L, Amos A, et al. Legislation on smoking in enclosed public places: how will we evaluate the impact? Journal of Public Health 2006; 28(1) :24-30.
Petticrew M, Semple S, Hilton S, et al. Covert observation in practice: lessons from the evaluation of the prohibition of smoking in public places in Scotland. BMC Public Health 2007; 7: 204 doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-7-204
CHETS study
Akhtar PC, Currie DB, Currie CE, et al. Changes in child exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (CHETS) study after implementation of smoke-free legislation in Scotland: national cross sectional survey. BMJ 2007; 335: 545-49
Akhtar P, Haw SJ, Levin K, et al. Socioeconomic differences in second-hand smoke exposure among children in Scotland after introduction of the smoke-free legislation. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 2009. doi:10.1136/jech.2008.084178
Akhtar PC, Haw SJ, Currie DB, et al. Smoking restrictions in the home and second-hand smoke exposure among primary schoolchildren before and after introduction of the Scottish smoke-free legislation. Tobacco Control 2009; 18: 409-415
Adult Exposure Study (Health Education Population Survey - HEPS)
Haw SJ, Gruer L. Changes in exposure of non-smokers to second-hand smoke after implementation of smoke-free legislation in Scotland: national cross survey. BMJ 2007; 335: 549-52
BHETSE study
Semple S, Creely KS, Naji A, et al. Second-hand smoke levels in Scottish pubs: the effect of smoke-free legislation. Tobacco Control 2007; 16: 127-32
Hilton S, Semple S, Miller BG, et al. Expectations and changing attitudes of bar workers before and after the implementation of smoke-free legislation in Scotland. BMC Public Health 2007; 7: 206 doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-7-206
Semple S, MacCalman L, Atherton Naji A, et al. Bar workers' exposure to second-hand smoke: The effect of Scottish smoke-free legislation on occupational exposure. Annals of Occupational Hygiene 2007; 51(7): 571-580; doi 10.1093/annhyg/mem044
Hilton S, Camerson J, MacLean A, et al. Observations from behind the bar: changing patrons' behaviours in response to smoke-free legislation in Scotland. BMC Public Health 2008; 8:238 doi 10.1186/1471-2458-8-238
Ayres JG, Semple S, MacCalman L, et al. Bar workers' Health and Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure (BHETSE): Symptomatic improvement in bar staff following smoke-free legislation in Scotland. Occupational & Environmental Medicine 2009; 0:1-8. doi: 10.1136/oem.2008.040311
Ayres JG, Semple S, MacCalman L, et al. Bar workers' health and environmental tobacco smoke exposure (BHETSE): symptomatic improvement in bar staff following smoke-free legislation in Scotland. Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2009; 66: 339-46
Semple S, Naji A, Haw S, Ayres J. Care home workers' exposure to SHS: A Short summary of findings. Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2009; 66: 639-640
STOPIT study
Pell JP, Haw SJ, Cobbe SM, et al. Validity of self-reported smoking status: comparison of patients admitted to hospital with acute coronary syndrome and the general population. Nicotine and Tobacco Research 2008; 10(5): 861-6
Pell JP, Haw S, Cobbe S, et al. Smoke-free legislation and hospitalizations for acute coronary syndrome. New England Journal of Medicine 2008; 359: 482-91
Voted the top paper of 2008 by the American Heart Association
Pell JP, Haw S. The triumph of national smoke-free legislation. Heart 2009; 95(17): 1377-9. doi 10.1136/hrt.2009.176230 (Featured Editorial)
Pell JP, Haw S, Cobbe S, et al. Association between secondhand smoke exposure and survival following acute coronary syndrome: prospective cohort study of 1,261 consecutive admissions among never smokers. Heart 2009; 95: 1415-1418; doi 10.1136/hrt.2009.171702
ITC study
Hyland A, Hassan LM, Higabee C et al. The impact of smoke-free legislation in Scotland: results from the ITC Scotland/UK longtudinal surveys. European Journal of Public Health 2009; 1-8 doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckn141.
MacIntosh AM, Holme I, Hastings G et al. The ITC Ireland/Scotland Project: Final Report.
Qualitative Community Study
Martin C, Ritchie D, Amos A. (February 2008). Evaluation of the smoke-free legislation in Scotland: qualitative community study. Final Report
Qualitative Bar Study
Eadie D, Heim D, MacAskill S, et al. A qualitative analysis of compliance with smoke-free legislation in community bars in Scotland: implications for public health. Addiction 2008; 103(6): 1019-26
Eadie D, Heim D, MacAskill S, et al. (December 2007). Qualitative study of changes in smoking (and drinking) behaviour in contrasting communities following legislation on the prohibition of smoking in enclosed public places in Scotland.
Eadie D et al. Responding to change: How did bar workers adapt to the smoke-free legislation in Scotland? International Journal of Environmental Health Research (In Press)
Heim D, Ross A, Eadie D, et al. Public health or social impacts? A qualitative analysis of attitudes towards the smoke-free legislation in Scotland Nicotine and Tobacco Research 2009; doi:10.1093/ntr/ntp155
Qualitative Study of Smoking in the Home
Amos A, Phillips R, Ritchie D, et al. (February 2008) Qualitative Study of Smoking in the Home. Final Report.
Phillips R, Amos A, Ritchie D, et al. Smoking in the home after the smoke-free legislation in Scotland: qualitative study. BMJ 2007; 335: 553-57
Ritchie D, Amos A, Phillips R, et al. Action to achieve smoke-free homes - an exploration of experts' views. BMC Public Health 2009; 9: 112-122
Linked studies and papers
Richmond L, Haw S, Pell JP. Impact of socioeconomic deprivation and type of facility on perceptions of the Scottish smoke-free legislation. Journal of Public Health 2007; 29: 376-78
Lewis SA, Haw SJ, McNeill AD. The impact of the 2006 Scottish Smoke-Free Legislation on sales of nicotine replacement therapy Nicotine and Tobacco Research 2008; 10: 1789-92/
Hastie CE, Haw S, Pell JP. Impact of smoking cessation and lifetime exposure on C-reactive protein. Nicotine and Tobacco Research 2008; 10(4): 637-642
Pierce JP, Leon ME, Bettcher D, et al. Effectiveness of smoke-free policies - An IARC Review of actions to reduce exposure to carcinogens in second-hand smoke. Lancet Oncology 2008; (7): 614-15
Goodman PG, Haw S, Kabir Z, et al. Are there health benefits associated with comprehensive smoke-free laws International Journal of Public Health 2009; 1661-8564; doi 10.1007/s00038-0089-8
Book Chapters
Woodward A, Haw S. 'Reductions in exposure to second-hand smoke and effects on health due to restrictions on smoking' in IARC Handbooks of Cancer Prevention, Tobacco Control, Vol. 13: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Smoke-free Policies. Lyon: IARC 2009
Haw S, Mackie L. 'Fresh Air' in Barlow J. (Ed) Substance Misuse - Policy and Practice Implementation. Research Highlights in Social Work. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2009 (forthcoming)