• Journal of agricultural medicine and community health
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• v.36 no.2
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• pp.87-100
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• 2011

Objectives: This study aimed to identify factors associated with smoking relapse. Methods: The study sample was recruited among subjects who were enrolled in the smoking cessation clinic of a public health center and had succeeded in quitting smoking for at least six months. A total of 159 male subjects were followed via mail survey one year later. The independent variables in the analyses were socio-demographic characteristics, smoking history and behavior, receipt of smoking cessation aids, health behaviors and components of the health belief model (HBM). The dependent variable was smoking relapse assessed one year after quitting. Ordered logit regressions were used to identify factors associated with smoking relapse. Results: The relapse rate of the ex-smokers in our sample was 25.8%, and the occasional smoking rate was 17.0%. Univariate analyses revealed that only factors related to the HBM, such as perceived susceptibility to diseases (p<0.01), perceived severity of diseases (p<0.01), perceived health benefits of not smoking (p<0.01), perceived barriers to quitting smoking due to increasing stress and difficulty in social life (p<0.01), and self-efficacy (p<0.01) were associated with the likelihood of relapse for ex-smokers. Ordered logit analyses yielded two significant factors affecting the likelihood of relapse, the perceived barriers to quitting smoking and self-efficacy. Conclusions: Our results indicate that higher levels of barriers to quitting smoking and lower levels of self-efficacy were significantly related to risk of smoking relapse. These findings may be useful for identifying those at highest risk for relapse and choosing the optimal strategies for prevention of relapse for ex-smokers.

• Research in Community and Public Health Nursing
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• v.16 no.4
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• pp.517-526
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• 2005

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to find taxi drivers' smoking behavior, self-efficacy and expectation level of success in smoking cessation. It will provide useful information for developing nursing interventions in health promotion programs. Method: The subjects of this study were 271 taxi drivers in Seoul and its metropolitan area. Data were collected using a self-reported questionnaire asking smoking history, smoking behaviors, health problem, stages of change for smoking cessation, self-efficacy and the expectation level of success in smoking cessation. Data were analyzed through descriptive statistics. Pearson's correlation, Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis test and Cronbach's a. Results: Of the taxi drivers, 83.8% were current smokers. Stages of change were as follows: 45.8% were in the precontemplation stage, 26.2% in the contemplation stage, 13.7% in the maintenance stage, 12.2% in the preparation stage and 1.5% in the action stage. In addition. 20.3% of the subjects reported health problems such as hypertension, heart disease, diabetes mellitus and respiratory disease. The expectation level of success in smoking cessation was positively related with self-efficacy. There were statistically significant differences in the expectation level of success in smoking cessation according to the number of cigarettes per day and nicotine dependency. In addition. there were statistically significant differences in self-efficacy according to the number of cigarettes per day, duration of smoking (years) and nicotine dependency. Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that taxi drivers' health problems and smoking rate were serious. Therefore more systematic health promotion programs for smoking cessation should be developed and executed by health care specialists at individual taxi companies.

• Proceedings of the KAIS Fall Conference
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• 2012.05a
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• pp.411-414
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• 2012

최근 흡연자 본인 스스로에 대한 질병뿐만 아니라 가족들 또는 비흡연자에게 피해가 가는 것 또한 문제로 제기되고 있다. 이러한 사회적 현상으로 금연을 원하는 사업장의 근로자들이 증가하고 있는 추세에 있으며, 금연제도는 기업의 의도대로 흡연 직원의 건강은 물론 비흡연 직원들의 건강과 더 나아가 개선된 사내 분위기와 환경을 제공할 수 있다. 이로 인해 직원들의 업무효율증대등의 경영성과나 조직몰입과 같은 조직성과를 기대할 수 있다. 또한 대외적으로는 소비자들에게 우리 기업이 친환경기업, 깨끗한 기업, 글로벌 선두 기업 등의 긍정적인 이미지의 기업으로 인식될 수 있다. 본 연구는 사업주 주도의 금연프로그램을 성공적으로 운영하고 있는 금연프로그램의 사례를 살펴보고자 한다.

• Proceedings of The Korean Society of Health Promotion Conference
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• 2009.05a
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• pp.78-78
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• 2009

맑은 화성을 만들기 위하여 지역주민의 통제력을 강화시키고 금연을 지원하는 환경을 조성함으로써 흡연으로 인한 질병과 사망 및 간접흡연의 노출을 감소시키는 것을 목적으로 두고 있다. 미국 CDC에서 제안한 "Best Practices for Comprehensive Tobacco Control Program"에 기반한 중재 프로그램을 개발하여, 사업을 추진하였으며, 사업 추진체계를 금연환경, 금연교육 및 캠페인 운영관리 매뉴얼 개발, 금연프로그램, 감시 및 평가 5개 영역으로 구분되었다. 화성시보건소 금연사업은 매월 1일은 건강도시 화성시의 금연DAY로 지정함으로써 체계적이고 종합적인 금연홍보를 하고 있다. 어디서든 화성시 금연사업의 슬로건을 볼 수 있으며, 다양한 매체를 통하여 접해볼 수 있다 더구나 지역적 특성을 고려하여 권역별(서부권, 동부권, 남부권)의 특징을 살려 금연환경 조성 및 홍보, 이동클리닉을 하고 있으며, 환경조성으로 금연거리, 공원, 문화재, 마을, 선도학교 등을 지속적으로 관리중이며, 다양한 매체를 활용한 홍보, 생활 속 금연을 위한 대상별 캠페인 및 교육 등으로 화성시의 금연물결을 불고 있다. 감시 및 평가로 금연프로그램에 대한 평가를 설문을 통해 실시할 예정이며, 아동 및 청소년의 흡연특성을 조사하여 내년 사업 방향을 수립할 예정이다. 앞으로 담배연기 없는 맑은 화성시를 위하여 금연 버스 정류장과 금연아파트 및 금연 금연성공자 사례집 발간 등으로 슬로건을 앞세운 다양한 사업을 통하여 화성시의 금연율 향상 및 건강증진을 기대해본다.