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Online readiness assessment for Smoke- and Tobacco-free campus policies |
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| Authors: | Melinda J Ickes Amanda Wiggins Ellen J Hahn |
| Institution: | 1. Go Tobacco-free, BREATHE Department of Kinesiology and Health Promotion, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USAmelinda.ickes@uky.edu;3. Data Management and Outcomes, BREATHE, College of Nursing, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA;4. BREATHE and Kentucky Center for Smoke-free Policy, College of Nursing and College of Public Health, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA |
| Abstract: | ABSTRACTObjective: Develop and test an online survey to assess campus readiness to adopt smoke- and tobacco-free (SF/TF) policies. Participants: Key informants (N = 18) at four campuses in Kentucky without a SF/TF policy recruited April 2015. Methods: Cross-sectional design. The survey assessed six dimensions: knowledge about SF/TF policies; leadership for campus policy; resources for policy development; campus climate surrounding tobacco issues; existing tobacco policies; and political climate for campus policy development. Dimension raw scores were rescaled to range from 0–1 and summed to determine overall stage of readiness (0–6). Results: Political climate was highest dimension across all campuses (0.83–1.0). Knowledge dimension ranked lowest (0.0–0.50). Overall readiness scores ranged from 2.53–3.94; two campuses in preplanning and two in preparation. Conclusions: Development of the online measure is timely considering the impetus to implement SF/TF policies. Findings reinforce that campuses are at varying stages of implementing these policies, and stage-based interventions are necessary. |
| Keywords: | Health policy tobacco prevention tobacco |