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Smoking cessation programs in occupational settings

B G Danaher

    Public Health Reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974)
    |March 1, 1980
    PubMed
    Summary

    Businesses are increasingly offering employee smoking cessation programs. Innovative approaches include in-house strategies, behavioral skills training, and improved research methods for better smoking control.

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    Area of Science:

    • Occupational Health
    • Behavioral Science
    • Public Health

    Background:

    • Growing business interest in employee smoking cessation for health and economic reasons.
    • Current occupational programs emphasize physician counseling, consultants, or contingency programs.
    • Promising cessation methods include aversive smoking and self-control strategies.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To review current smoking cessation programs in occupational settings.
    • To identify innovative directions for workplace smoking cessation initiatives.
    • To highlight areas for improvement in program design and research.

    Main Methods:

    • Review of existing research on smoking cessation methods.
    • Analysis of current smoking cessation programs implemented in businesses.
    • Identification of successful and promising strategies.

    Main Results:

    • Workplace smoking cessation programs can benefit from in-house strategies and diverse methods.
    • Emphasis on training participants in nonsmoking behavioral skills is recommended.
    • Improved research methodologies, including follow-up and chemical validation, are crucial.
    • Empirically tested recruitment procedures are needed.
    • Enhanced collaboration among scientists, health professionals, and management is vital.

    Conclusions:

    • Workplace smoking cessation programs require innovative, multi-faceted approaches.
    • Future programs should integrate behavioral skills, incentives, and robust research.
    • Interdisciplinary collaboration is key to advancing effective employee smoking cessation.

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