Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke and health effects among hospitality workers in Sweden—before and after the implementation of a smoke-free law

Larsson, Matz; Boëthius, Göran; Axelsson, Stefán; Montgomery, Scott

doi:10.5271/sjweh.1243

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“…It is clear that following workplace smoke-free laws, there are remarkably consistent results (Allwright et al 2005;Eagan et al 2006;Goodman et al 2007;Larsson et al 2008;Menzies et al 2006;Valente et al 2007) on selfreported improvements in respiratory and irritant symptoms. Studies consistently find reductions in symptoms of between 20 and 50%.…”

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confidence: 91%

“…In Norway, a 19% drop in respiratory symptoms was observed 5 months post the ban, among workers in the hospitality industry (Eagan et al 2006). An even greater decline of 50% in respiratory and sensory symptoms was reported after a 12-month follow-up, post the Swedish ban among nonsmoking gaming workers (Larsson et al 2008). In Spain, which does not have a comprehensive smoke-free laws in place, reported a maximum decline of 72% in self-reported respiratory symptoms 12 months post the ban in a followup study among hospitality workers (Fernández et al 2009).…”

Section: Questionnaire Based Respiratory Health Outcomesmentioning

confidence: 98%

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Are there health benefits associated with comprehensive smoke-free laws

Goodman

Haw

Kabir

et al. 2009

Int J Public Health

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There is now significant body of published literature that demonstrates that smoke-free laws can lead to improvements in the health of both workers who are occupationally exposed and of the general population. There is no longer any reason why non-smokers should be exposed to SHS in any workplace. We recommend that all countries adopt national smoke-free laws that are in line with article 8 of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control that sets out recommendations for the development, implementation, and enforcement of national, comprehensive smoke-free laws.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 91%

Section: Questionnaire Based Respiratory Health Outcomesmentioning

confidence: 98%

Are there health benefits associated with comprehensive smoke-free laws

Goodman

Haw

Kabir

et al. 2009

Int J Public Health

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“…Studies from developed countries such as Finland (Heloma & Jaakkola, 2003), The Netherlands (Wilson, Edwards, Maher, Nathe, & Jalali, 2007), Scotland (Haw & Gruer, 2007), and Spain (Nebot et al, 2009) have shown a considerable reduction in workplace and restaurant SHS exposure and in respiratory symptoms among hospitality workers (Larsson, Boethius, Axelsson, & Montgomery, 2008) after implementation of a smoke-free ordinance. However, evidence from Asian countries remains limited.…”

Section: Effect Of Media Campaigns and Smoke-freementioning

confidence: 98%

Effect of Media Campaigns and Smoke-Free Ordinance on Public Awareness and Secondhand Smoke Exposure in Taiwan

Chung¹,

Chuang

et al. 2011

Journal of Health Communication

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This study evaluated the effect of Taiwan's smoke-free ordinance and media campaigns on public awareness and secondhand smoke exposure. The authors conducted 3 waves of research--in July 2008 (before media campaigns), in December 2008 (during media campaigns), and in March 2009 (3 months after implementation of the smoke-free law). National representative samples of 1074, 1084, and 1094 people, respectively, were interviewed successfully by telephone in the 3 surveys. The results showed that general awareness of smoke-free workplace legislation rose dramatically from 28.5% in July 2008 to 87.6% in December 2008 to 93.6% in March 2009. Exposure to secondhand smoke in the workplace fell from 28.5% in July 2008 to 24.9% in December 2008 to 7.3% in March 2009, and household secondhand smoke exposure decreased from 36.8% to 34.3% to 21.3%, respectively, during the same period. Multivariate analyses results indicated that media campaigns, smoke-free ordinance implementation, having higher education, and having higher income were associated with more awareness of the smoke-free workplace legislation. In addition, smoke-free ordinance implementation, being female, having higher education, and having higher income were associated with less likelihood of reporting secondhand smoke exposure in the workplace. In conclusion, smoke-free ordinance implementation and media campaigns were effective in raising public awareness of the new law and reducing secondhand smoke exposure in workplaces, in public places, and at home.

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“…Multiple studies have documented the positive short-term impact of smoke-free legislation in the improvement of self-reported sensory and respiratory symptoms as well as of lung function measures (Allwright et al, 2005;Ayres et al, 2009;Eagan, Hetland, & Aaro, 2006;Eisner, Smith, & Blanc, 1998;Farrelly et al, 2005;Lai et al, 2011;Larsson, Boethius, Axelsson, & Montgomery, 2008;Menzies et al, 2006;Pearson, Windsor, El-Mohandes, & Perry, 2009;Schoj et al, 2010;Skogstad et al, 2006;Wakefield, Cameron, Inglis, Letcher, & Durkin, 2005). On the contrary, incomplete bans do not improve workers' respiratory health (Fernandez et al, 2009).…”

Section: Respiratory and Sensory Symptomsmentioning

confidence: 99%