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? (external link) '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 (external link) 'BMC Public Health' 2007; 7: 204 doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-7-204.
CHETS (Changes in Child Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke) 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 (external link) '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 (external link) '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 (external link) 'Tobacco Control' 2009; 18: 409-415
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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 (external link) 'BMJ' 2007; 335: 549-52
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BHETSE (Bar Workers' Health and Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure) study
Semple S, Creely KS, Naji A, et al. Second-hand smoke levels in Scottish pubs: the effect of smoke-free legislation (external link) '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 (external link) '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 (external link) '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 (external link) '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 (external link) '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 (external link) '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 (external link) 'Occupational and Environmental Medicine' 2009; 66: 639-640
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STOPIT (Study of public place intervention on tobacco intervention)
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 (external link) '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 (external link) '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 (external link) '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 (external link) 'Heart' 2009; 95: 1415-1418; doi 10.1136/hrt.2009.171702
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ITC (International Tobacco Control UK Scotland) 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'
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Qualitative Community Study
Martin C, Ritchie D, Amos A. (February 2008). 'Evaluation of the smoke-free legislation in Scotland: qualitative community study Final Report'
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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 (external link) '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 (external link) 'Nicotine and Tobacco Research' 2009; doi:10.1093/ntr/ntp155
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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 (external link) 'BMJ' 2007; 335: 553-57
Ritchie D, Amos A, Phillips R, et al. Action to achieve smoke-free homes - an exploration of experts' views (external link) 'BMC Public Health' 2009; 9: 112-122
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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 (external link) '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 (external link) '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 (external link) 'Lancet Oncology' 2008; (7): 614-15
Goodman PG, Haw S, Kabir Z, et al. Are there health benefits associated with comprehensive smoke-free laws (external link) iInternational Journal of Public Health' 2009; 1661-8564; doi 10.1007/s00038-0089-8
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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)
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Reviewed 27 April 2010