Change in worksite smoking behavior following cancer risk feedback: a pilot study.
OBJECTIVE
To pilot a worksite smoking intervention.


METHODS
Following baseline assessment, participants (N=6378) received cancer risk feedback; 2 annual evaluations were conducted.


RESULTS
Using all data, smoking dropped from 13.7% to 8.4% and 9.3%, and smoker's readiness to quit increased. Using complete data, smoking initially increased from 5.7% to 6.7%, but subsequently decreased to 5.3%; the increase in smoker's readiness to quit remained. Being male, younger, and with lower education and self-efficacy predicted smoking. Lower age and higher self-efficacy predicted readiness to quit smoking.


CONCLUSIONS
These findings support a formal evaluation of a worksite smoking intervention using cancer risk feedback.
Schnoll
Robert A
RA
Division of Population Science, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Cheltenham, PA 19012, USA. Robert.Schnoll@fccc.edu
Wang
Hao
H
Miller
Suzanne M
SM
Babb
James S
JS
Cornfeld
Mark J
MJ
Tofani
Susan Higman
SH
Hennigan-Peel
Teresa
T
Balshem
Andrew
A
Slater
Elyse
E
Ross
Eric
E
Boyd
C S
CS
Engstrom
Paul F
PF
D000328:Adult; D030141:Feedback, Psychological; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009369:Neoplasms; D016272:Occupational Health; D015143:Philadelphia; D010865:Pilot Projects; D018570:Risk Assessment; D020377:Self Efficacy; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires