Smoking-related health behaviors of employees and readiness to quit: basis for health promotion interventions.
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.
Ott
Carol H
CH
College of Nursing and Center for Behavioral Health Research, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA.
Plach
Sandra K
SK
Hewitt
Jeanne Beauchamp
JB
Cashin
Susan E
SE
Kelber
Sheryl
S
Cisler
Ron A
RA
Weis
Jo M
JM
D000328:Adult; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009785:Occupational Health Nursing; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000523:psychology*