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The worksite environment as a cue to smoking reduction
K M Conrad1, R T Campbell, D W Edington
1Department of Public Health, Mental Health, and Administrative Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago 60612-7350, USA.
Research in Nursing & Health
|February 1, 1996
Summary
Exposure to worksite health promotion cues significantly reduced smoking among 310 participants. This health-promoting environment influenced smoking reduction, partly by affecting perceived barriers.
Area of Science:
- Health Behavior Science
- Occupational Health
- Psychology
Background:
- The Health Belief Model (HBM) provides a framework for understanding health behaviors.
- Worksite health promotion programs aim to improve employee well-being.
- Smoking cessation remains a significant public health challenge.
Purpose of the Study:
- To test if exposure to a health-promoting worksite environment influences smoking reduction.
- To examine the direct and indirect effects of worksite health promotion on smoking behavior.
- To identify mediating factors, such as perceived barriers, in the relationship between worksite environment and smoking.
Main Methods:
- A quasi-experimental design was employed with 310 smokers.
- A modified Health Belief Model served as the conceptual framework.
- Path analysis using LISREL was utilized to analyze the data and decompose effects on smoking.
Main Results:
- Exposure to the health-promoting environment had significant direct effects on smoking reduction.
- An indirect effect was observed, mediated by perceived barriers to smoking cessation.
- The LISREL model successfully explained 74% of the variance in smoking reduction.
Conclusions:
- Worksite health-promoting environments can act as effective cues for smoking reduction.
- Interventions should consider perceived barriers when designing worksite health programs.
- Developing worksites as forces for health promotion is crucial for public health.