title: Work stress after smoking cessation.
abstract: 1. Since smoking relapse occurs most frequently during the first 3 to 6 months after cessation, worksite maintenance sessions during this critical time may promote long term abstinence. 2. Uncertainty or ambiguity about what is expected of the worker on the job is a consistent predictor of relapse during the first year postcessation. 3. A worker's perception of workload is related to smoking status. Workers who perceived a heavier load at 3, 6, and 12 months postcessation were likely to have resumed smoking.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Wewers
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Ahijevych
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012008:Recurrence; D012380:Role; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000523:psychology*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D016526:Workload