Opportunities to Improve Tobacco Control for State Agency Employees.
Journal
Journal of occupational and environmental medicine
ISSN: 1536-5948
Titre abrégé: J Occup Environ Med
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9504688
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 Nov 2023
01 Nov 2023
Historique:
medline:
6
11
2023
pubmed:
29
8
2023
entrez:
29
8
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The aim of the study is to explore tobacco-related knowledge and perceptions at Washington State (WA) agencies. The study used a cross-sectional employee survey and qualitative focus groups with managers/supervisors. We produced descriptive statistics to examine differences in awareness and perceptions of tobacco-control efforts among employees and conducted a rapid thematic analysis of focus group data. Of employees, only 18% with a history of tobacco use had used their agency's cessation benefits. Employees who did not use tobacco and who had higher education had more favorable attitudes toward tobacco-control efforts. In the focus groups, manager/supervisors described limited tobacco cessation promotion at their agency, barriers to tobacco control implementation, and concerns about the perceived effectiveness of additional tobacco-control efforts. State agencies should increase promotion of tobacco control policies and programs to increase awareness and reduce disparities in tobacco use.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37641188
doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002955
pii: 00043764-202311000-00016
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
e710-e716Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2023 American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Conflicts of interest: None declared.
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