A qualitative evidence synthesis of employees' views of workplace smoking reduction or cessation interventions.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The need to reduce smoking rates is a recognised public health policy issue in many countries. The workplace offers a potential context for offering smokers' programmes and interventions to assist smoking cessation or reduction. A qualitative evidence synthesis of employees' views about such programmes might explain why some interventions appear effective and others not, and can be used to develop evidence-based interventions for this population and setting.

Methods

A qualitative evidence synthesis of primary research exploring employees' views about workplace interventions to encourage smoking cessation, including both voluntary programmes and passive interventions, such as restrictions or bans. The method used was theory-based "best fit" framework synthesis.

SUBMITTER: Carroll C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4222886 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature