Smoking-related health behaviors of employees and readiness to quit: basis for health promotion interventions. AAOHN J 2005 Jun;53(6):249-56
Date
07/16/2005Pubmed ID
16018537Scopus ID
2-s2.0-27244456718 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)Abstract
This report describes patterns of cigarette smoking and interest in smoking cessation programs among employees in a public worksite (n = 6,000) and a private worksite (n = 14,000). Of the 622 employees who attended an employee assistance program (EAP) orientation, 110 (18%) were current smokers. A significantly greater proportion of public employees smoked cigarettes, smoked more heavily, and evaluated their health more poorly compared to private employees. Smokers in both sites were over-represented in unskilled positions. Regardless of worksite, respondents who smoked had similar desires to quit or cut down and were annoyed by the comments of others, felt guilty about smoking, awakened with a desire to smoke, and felt they had a smoking problem. Overall, more than one third of individuals were interested in joining a smoking cessation program. Occupational health nurses may use these findings to design and implement smoking cessation interventions in their workplaces.
Author List
Ott CH, Plach SK, Hewitt JB, Cashin SE, Kelber S, Cisler RA, Weis JMAuthor
Ron Cisler PhD Professor in the Health Informatics & Administration, Public Health department at University of Wisconsin - MilwaukeeMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdultEpidemiologic Methods
Female
Humans
Male
Occupational Health Nursing
Smoking
Smoking Cessation
