?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Is+there+a+need+for+a+hospital+based+smoking+cessation+programme+in+Malaysia%3F&rft.creator=Robson+%2C+Noorzurani+&rft.creator=H%2C+Mohammad+Hussain&rft.subject=Social+Psychology&rft.description=Smoking+cessation+programmes+have+been+available+for+almost+2+decades+in+Malaysia.+However+the+programmes+have+mainly+focussed+on+outpatient+primary+care+settings.+More+attention+is+needed+to+address+and+treat+smokers+presenting+to+hospitals+with+acute+and+chronic+medical+illness+as+hospitals+provide+good+settings+to+implement+smoking+cessation+intervention.+For+instance%2C+a+tobacco+related+medical+illness+may+boosts+a+smoker's+motivation+to+stop%2C+especially+when+the+smoker+perceives+smoking+as+the+cause+of+his+illness+and+understands+the+gains+achieved+by+smoking+cessation.+Besides+bringing+a+smoker+in+contact+with+health+personnel+who+may+offer+assistance+to+a+smoker+to+help+him+stop+smoking%2C+a+hospital+stay+also+provide+an+opportunity+for+the+health+carer+to+initiate+and+practice+the+government+policy+of+no+smoking+in+the+hospitals.+This+article+addresses+the+importance+of+having+a+hospital-based+smoking+cessation+programme+for+the+Malaysian+hospitals.&rft.date=2008&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F8254%2F1%2F45&rft.identifier=++Robson+%2C+Noorzurani++and+H%2C+Mohammad+Hussain++(2008)+Is+there+a+need+for+a+hospital+based+smoking+cessation+programme+in+Malaysia%3F++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F8254%2F