title: Smoking cessation intervention using stepwise exercise incentives for male workers in the workplace.
abstract: The authors developed a stepwise exercise-incentive-based smoking cessation program as one of the workplace health promotion program. The aim of this study is to evaluate the program offered in an electronics company in Korea. A total of 109 electronics company employees were recruited. Participants were surveyed for smoking history, nicotine dependence, and job stress. They received smoking cessation education and were provided with a stepwise fitness center ticket. Of 109 participants, 58 (53.2%) successfully ceased smoking for 3 months. Significant differences between success and fail groups were apparent in cigarettes smoked per day (P = .002) and nicotine dependence score (P = .049). However, there was no significant difference in job stress between success and fail groups. Based on multiple logistic regression analysis, there were no identifiable factors associated with smoking cessation. In conclusion, a stepwise exercise-incentive-based smoking cessation program was highly effective when applied in a workplace setting.
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Gyu-Seok
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: Hye-Sun
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Yunjeong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yi
authors.forename: Chungsik
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.forename: Jae-Wook
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Choi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004651:Employment / Q000523:psychology; D015444:Exercise; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D009786:Occupational Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder; D017132:Workplace