Expectations and changing attitudes of bar workers before and after the implementation of smoke-free legislation in Scotland
Expectations and changing attitudes of bar workers before and after the implementation of smoke-free legislation in Scotland
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DOI：
10.1186/1471-2458-7-206
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发表时间：
2007-08-14
影响因子：
4.5
通讯作者：
Ayres, Jon G.
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作者：
Hilton, Shona;Semple, Sean;Ayres, Jon G.
背景：2006年3月26日，苏格兰全面禁止在所有封闭的公共场所吸烟。这项研究调查了酒吧员工对无烟工作环境的态度。方法：采用干预研究方法，比较实施无烟立法前后酒吧从业人员的意见。酒吧随机选择在三个苏格兰城市（格拉斯哥、爱丁堡和阿伯丁）和城镇（阿伯丁郡和Borders）。研究人员从72家酒吧招募了酒吧工作人员，他们同意从159名参与者中参与进来。比较了实施前和实施后对立法、二手烟和无烟工作环境的态度。结果：最初，大多数酒吧工作人员同意拟议的吸烟立法（69%）和保护工人健康的必要性（80%），尽管近一半（49%）的人认为立法会损害业务。在两次调查中看到的266名酒吧工作人员对立法的态度发生了重大的积极变化。实施后，对立法的支持上升到79%，酒吧工作人员仍然认为有必要保护健康（81%），担心对业务的影响的人不到20%。只有立法将鼓励吸烟者戒烟的声明显示支持率下降，从实施前的70%降至实施后的不到60%。较年轻的酒吧工作人员最初接受度更高；年龄较大的工人，最初是持怀疑态度的，在经历了立法的影响后，变得不那么怀疑了。结论：本研究表明，酒吧从业人员在立法实施前对立法的态度总体上是积极的，立法实施后态度变得更加积极。这些关键利益相关者的积极态度可能有助于将“无烟”作为新的社会规范。
Background: In Scotland on March 26, 2006 a comprehensive prohibition on smoking in all enclosed public places was introduced. This study examines bar workers' attitudes towards a smoke-free working environment.Methods: An intervention study comparing bar workers' opinions before and after the implementation of the smoke-free legislation. Bars were randomly selected in three Scottish cities ( Glasgow, Edinburgh & Aberdeen) and towns ( Aberdeenshire & Borders). Bar workers were recruited from 72 bars that agreed to participate from159 approached. Pre- and post-implementation attitudes towards legislation, second-hand smoke and smoke-free working environments were compared.Results: Initially the majority of bar workers agreed with the proposed legislation on smoking (69%) and the need for it to protect the health of workers (80%), although almost half (49%) thought the legislation would damage business. In 266 bar workers seen at both surveys, a significant positive attitudinal change towards the legislation was seen. Post-implementation, support for the legislation rose to 79%, bar workers continued to believe it was needed to protect health (81%) and concerns about the impact on business were expressed by fewer than 20%. Only the statement that the legislation would encourage smokers to quit showed reduced support, from 70% pre-implementation to fewer than 60% post-implementation. Initial acceptance was greater among younger bar workers; older workers, initially more sceptical, became less so with experience of the legislation's effects.Conclusion: This study shows that bar workers had generally positive attitudes towards the legislation prior to implementation, which became stronger after implementation. The affirmative attitudes of these key stakeholders are likely to contribute towards the creation of 'smoke-free' as the new social norm.