Effects of a multi-behavioral health promotion program at worksite on smoking patterns and quit behavior
| Autor: | Karin Vitzthum, David A. Groneberg, Volker Harth, Stefanie Mache |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Adult
Counseling Male Gerontology medicine.medical_specialty media_common.quotation_subject medicine.medical_treatment Health Behavior Intervention effect Health Promotion Quit smoking 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Surveys and Questionnaires Intervention (counseling) medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Workplace media_common business.industry Public health Smoking Rehabilitation Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Cognition Middle Aged Abstinence 030210 environmental & occupational health Berlin Health promotion Smoking cessation Female Smoking Cessation business Program Evaluation |
| Zdroj: | Work. 62:543-551 |
| ISSN: | 1875-9270 1051-9815 |
| DOI: | 10.3233/wor-192889 |
| Popis: | Background Tobacco use is associated with various severe health risks. Therefore, the need to decrease smoking rates is a great public health concern. The workplace has capability as a setting through which large groups of smokers can be reached to encourage smoking cessation. Objective The aim of the present study was to evaluate effects of a multi behavioral worksite health promotion intervention. The primary outcome was the change of smoking rate. Secondary outcomes were changes in smoking attitudes and readiness to stop smoking among employees over an intervention period of 12 months. Method 112 and 110 employees were enrolled in the intervention and control arm respectively. The intervention group received a 12-month multicomponent health promotion intervention. One of the main elements of the multicomponent intervention was a smoking cessation and counseling program. During the pilot year, participants completed a self-evaluation questionnaire at baseline and again after 12 months to related outcomes and changes. Results Results showed that participants' quit behavior and smoking behavior changed over time in the intervention group (IG). Readiness to quit smoking also increased in the IG compared to the comparison group (CG). Some positive intervention effects were observed for cognitive factors (e.g., changes attitudes towards smoking). Baseline willingness to change smoking behavior was significantly improved over time. Conclusions This study showed initial results of a long-term multicomponent worksite health promotion program with regard to changes in smoking behavior, attitudes towards smoking and readiness to quit smoking. The evaluation suggests that a worksite health promotion program may lead to improvements in smoking behavior for a number of workers. |
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