Service and sales workers, are they vulnerable to smoking cessation?

Service and sales workers, are they vulnerable to smoking cessation?

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the association between failed smoking cessation and occupation by age stratification among Korean males and provide quantitative evidence of factors associated with failed smoking cessation. The study comprised 3,127 male workers who had attempted smoking cessation during their life time. Data were obtained from the Korea National Health and Nutriti...

Are workers more vulnerable in tradable industries?

Reduced trade barriers and lower costs of transportation and information have meant that a growing part of the economy has been exposed to international trade. In particular, this is the case in the service sector. We divide the service sector into a tradable and a non-tradable part using an approach to identify tradable industries utilizing a measure of regional concentration of production. We...

The Most Vulnerable Children: Who They Are and Why They Are at Risk

The Most Vulnerable Children: Who They Are and Why They Are at Risk

Are Nurses and Auxiliary Healthcare Workers Equally Effective in Delivering Smoking Cessation Support in Primary Care?

INTRODUCTION Smoking cessation support is increasingly delivered in primary care by auxiliary healthcare workers in place of healthcare professionals. However, it is unknown whether this shift might affect the quality and impact of the support delivered. METHODS Data from the iQuit in Practice randomized control trial of cessation support in General Practice was used (N = 602). Analyses asses...