Veterans' views on military tobacco use and tobacco control policy.
Veterans' views on military tobacco use and tobacco control policy.
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DOI：
10.1080/21635781.2017.1374221
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发表时间：
2018
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通讯作者：
Malone RE
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作者：
Smith EA;Poston WSC;Haddock CK;Jahnke SA;Malone RE
国家军队和退伍军人服务组织(MVSO)有可能成为加强军事烟草控制的倡导者。本研究通过对5名MVSO领导人(或其指定人员)和6个与退伍军人进行的焦点小组的访谈进行定性分析，探讨MVSO领导人和退伍军人对军事烟草使用和烟草控制政策的看法，并评估他们目前的知识、态度和参与民间烟草控制的可能性。讨论的主题包括烟草使用对军事特派团和退伍军人的影响；更强有力的军事烟草控制政策的可能性；以及这种政策将影响军事人员权利的想法。与会者审议了烟草使用是否在最字面意义上影响军事任务(例如，泄露巡逻地点)，而忽视了对长期健康和费用的更大范围的影响。尽管熟悉烟草对退伍军人健康的影响，MVSO的领导人并不支持更强有力的政策，尽管一些退伍军人这样做了。与会者在很大程度上没有意识到烟草使用对军事准备的影响。在MVSO和民间公共卫生团体之间建立更好的联盟，相互教育烟草对军队任务的许多负面影响可能是实现无烟军队所必需的。
National military and veteran service organizations (MVSOs) have the potential to be advocates for stronger military tobacco control. This study consisted of qualitative analysis of interviews with 5 MVSO leaders (or their designees) and 6 focus groups conducted with veterans, to explore the opinions of MVSO leaders and veterans about military tobacco use and tobacco control policy, and to assess their current knowledge, attitudes, and likelihood of engaging with civilian tobacco control. Themes discussed include the impact of tobacco use on the military mission and on veterans; the possibility of stronger military tobacco control policies; and the idea that such policies would affect the rights of military personnel. Participants considered whether tobacco use impacts the military mission in the most literal sense (e.g., giving away patrol locations), ignoring larger scale effects on long term health and costs. While familiar with tobacco’s impacts on veterans’ health, MVSO leaders did not endorse stronger policies, although some veterans did. Participants were largely unaware of the impact of tobacco use on military readiness. Establishment of better alliances among MVSOs and civilian public health groups for mutual education about tobacco’s many negative effects on the military’s mission may be necessary to achieve a tobacco-free military.