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Worksite tobacco prevention in the Canton of Zurich: stages of change, predictors, and outcomes

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Friedrich, Verena, Brügger, Adrian, Bauer, Georg·2009·International Journal of Public Health
DOI 10.1007/s00038-009-0084-0
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Objectives This study provides information about the prevalence of tobacco prevention (TP) and the stages of change with respect to the introduction of TP among companies in the Canton of Zurich (n = 1,648). It explores the factors that predict restrictiveness of smoking policies, number of individual support measures, interest in services to promote TP, and the relationship between TP and health outcomes.Methods Data were gathered by means of a written questionnaire and analysed using ordinal regression models.Results Whereas many companies maintain smoke-free policies, only few provide cessation-courses. Health and welfare organisations have strictest, and building and hospitality companies have least strict policies. Company size predicts number of individual support measures but not policy restrictiveness. Both measures are predicted by personal concern of the representative. Interest in services is predicted by tobacco-related problems and medium stages of change. Finally, stricter policies are associated with lower proportion of smokers and less tobacco-related problems.Conclusions Health professionals should support less advanced companies in their endeavour to implement TP. The findings provide a baseline to evaluate the implementation of the forthcoming smoke-free legislation.

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  • In cross-sectional analyses in Japan, the United States, and Switzerland, employees at sites with more restrictive smoke-free policies were less likely to be current smokers and, when assessed, smoked fewer cigarettes per day if they were still active smokers.

    “In cross-sectional analyses in Japan, the United States, and Switzerland, employees at sites with more restrictive smoke-free policies were less likely to be current smokers and, when assessed, smoked fewer cigarettes per day if they were still active smokers.”

    From Population Approaches to Improve Diet, Physical Activity, and Smoking Habits: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association (2012) · cites this paper as [438]

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Authors
Friedrich, V., Brügger, A., & Bauer, G.
Affiliations
University of Zurich (CH)
Corresponding author
Friedrich, Verena
ORCID
Venue
International Journal of Public Health
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2009-10-10
Volume
54
Issue
6
Pages
427-438
ISSN
  • 0303-8408 (ISSN-L)
  • 1661-8556
  • 1420-911X
DOI
10.1007/s00038-009-0084-0
OpenAlex
W2073169826
Cited by
10
References
38
Citations by year
2018: 2 · 2015: 2 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 1
FWCI
0.88
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
  • Sozial- und Präventivmedizin (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich) (acceptedVersion, other-oa)
  • reroDoc Digital Library (submittedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
  • BORIS (University Library Bern) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • Repository for Publications and Research Data (ETH Zurich) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • ETH Zürich Research Collection
  • Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Smoking Behavior and Cessation
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Workplace Health and Well-being
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
Keywords
tobacco use prevention, workplace smoking policy, smoke-free workplaces, smoking cessation interventions, stages of change, firm size, occupational health services, smoking bans, Canton of Zurich
MeSH terms
Female, Health Promotion, Humans, Male, Public Policy, Surveys and Questionnaires, Smoking, Switzerland, Tobacco Smoke Pollution, Workplace

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