Longitudinal trends of alcohol and tobacco consumption among Australian physicians and nurses, 1989–2005

Smith, Derek

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“…The smoking prevalence among nurses in this country is now rather low, being ∼ 14% in 2006 (Ponniah & Bloomfield, 2008), having declined from 37% in 1976, to 31% in 1981, and then to 18% in 1996 (Smith & Leggat, 2007c). A similar situation was observed in Australia, where the national rate of smoking among nurses declined from 29% in 1989–1990 to 18% in 2004–2005 (Smith, 2007b). Somewhat alarmingly, however, some research conducted among nursing students found contemporary tobacco usage rates higher than that of the general population.…”

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Tobacco control and the nursing profession

Smith

2010

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“…Longitudinal investigations also suggest that smoking among doctors in these countries has been steadily decreasing over the past 30Â years [34-38]. Smoking rates among Australian doctors, while comparatively low, appear to have stabilised somewhat [39]. Tobacco use has been similarly declining among doctors in some other Asian regions.…”

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Tobacco smoking among doctors in mainland China: a study from Shandong province and review of the literature

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Zhao²,

Wang³

2012

Tobacco Induced Diseases

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BackgroundTobacco control represents a key area in which doctors can make a significant positive impact on their patients’ lives. Despite this fact, however, doctors in certain regions of China are known to smoke tobacco at rates similar to or even exceeding those seen within the general population.ObjectiveThis study sought to investigate the smoking habits of doctors at a teaching hospital in Shandong province, as well as providing a brief review of smoking research that has been conducted among doctors elsewhere in China.MethodAn anonymous questionnaire survey was distributed to doctors working at a university teaching hospital in 2008, as part of a larger study of occupational health issues in the healthcare profession.ResultsThe overall smoking prevalence rate of doctors in this study was 36.3% with significant differences observed between the genders (males: 46.7% and females: 5.3%). Age and total career length were also correlated with smoking habit, although no significant associations were found with department of employment.ConclusionsOverall, our study suggests that smoking rates among doctors in Shandong province are higher than those documented in many other countries, a finding which is consistent with previous research conducted in some other Chinese provinces. Addressing this issue from an intrinsic cultural perspective will clearly need to form the cornerstone of tobacco control efforts within the Chinese medical community in future years.

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“…These findings are supported by other studies [ 6 , 9 ] which found that nurses do not meet the recommended levels of physical activity required for the benefit of health (30 minutes, 5 days a week). Other behavioural risk factors that have been identified among nurses include smoking and alcohol abuse [ 11 - 14 ].…”

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Nurses’ lifestyle behaviours, health priorities and barriers to living a healthy lifestyle: a qualitative descriptive study

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BackgroundNurses have an increased risk for non-communicable diseases (NCDs), along with a high prevalence of obesity, poor eating habits and insufficient physical activity. The aim of this study was to determine the health concerns, health priorities and barriers to living a healthy lifestyle among nurses and hospital management staff from public hospitals in the Western Cape Metropole, South Africa.MethodsParticipants were purposively sampled (n = 103), and included management personnel (n = 9), night shift (n = 57) and day-shift nurses (n = 36). Twelve focus groups (FGDs) were conducted with nursing staff to obtain insight into nurses’ health concerns, lifestyle behaviours and worksite health promotion programmes (WHPPs). Seven key informant interviews (KII) were conducted with management personnel, to gain their perspective on health promotion in the worksite. Thematic analysis was used to analyse the data with the assistance of Atlas.ti Qualitative Data Analysis Software.ResultsNight shift nurses frequently identified weight gain and living with NCDs such as hypertension as their main health concerns. Being overweight was perceived to have a negative impact on work performance. All nurses identified backache and exposure to tuberculosis (TB) as occupation-related health concerns, and both management and nurses frequently reported a stressful working environment. Nurses frequently mentioned lack of time to prepare healthy meals due to long working hours and being overtired from work. The hospital environment was perceived to have a negative influence on the nurses’ lifestyle behaviours, including food service that offered predominantly unhealthy foods. The most commonly delivered WHPPs included independent counselling services, an online employee wellness programme offered by the Department of Health and wellness days in which clinical measures, such as blood glucose were measured. Nurses identified a preference for WHPPs that provided access to fitness facilities or support groups.ConclusionsPublic hospitals are a stressful work environment and shift work places an additional strain on nurses. The risk of NCDs and exposure to infectious disease remains a concern in this working population. Our findings highlight the need for WHPPs that support nurses in managing stress and transforming the work environment to facilitate healthy lifestyles.

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Longitudinal trends of alcohol and tobacco consumption among Australian physicians and nurses, 1989–2005

Cited by 12 publications

References 38 publications

Tobacco control and the nursing profession

Tobacco control and the nursing profession

Tobacco smoking among doctors in mainland China: a study from Shandong province and review of the literature

Nurses’ lifestyle behaviours, health priorities and barriers to living a healthy lifestyle: a qualitative descriptive study

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