A Content Analysis of Military Commander Messages About Tobacco and Other Health Issues in Military Installation Newspapers: What Do Military Commanders Say About Tobacco?
A Content Analysis of Military Commander Messages About Tobacco and Other Health Issues in Military Installation Newspapers: What Do Military Commanders Say About Tobacco?
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DOI：
10.7205/milmed-d-14-00358
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发表时间：
2015-06-01
影响因子：
1.2
通讯作者：
Jitnarin, Nattinee
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作者：
Poston, Walker S. C.;Haddock, Christopher K.;Jitnarin, Nattinee
军事设施报纸是军事指挥官用来传达对军事人员重要的信息的主要手段，这些信息包括领导、培训问题、设施事件、安全问题和重要的健康问题。我们对军事设施在线报纸/新闻提要中发布的军事指挥官关于健康问题的信息进行了内容分析。我们确定了总共75份可公开访问的带有指挥官信息的安装报纸/新闻提要（n = 39空军，n = 19陆军，n = 7海军，n = 1海军陆战队和n = 9联合基地）。从2012年1月到2012年12月发布的指挥官信息被收集、筛选和编码。编码器间信度为98.9%。在2,479封编码的指挥官信息中，132封（5.3%）将健康主题作为主要重点。各服务部门健康信息的百分比差异无统计学意义（chi(2) = 5.019, p = 0.285）。最常见的健康话题是运动/健身（23.5%）、其他心理健康问题（19.7%）、酒精/酒后驾驶（13.6%）和自杀（12.1%）。只有两份指挥官信息（1.5%）直接将烟草使用作为一项初级卫生目标。军事指挥官很少写健康主题，特别是与烟草有关的内容。部门领导缺乏与烟草有关的健康信息，导致人们认为烟草控制是一个低优先事项。
Military installation newspapers are a primary means used by military commanders to communicate information about topics important to military personnel including leadership, training issues, installation events, safety concerns, and vital health issues. We conducted a content analysis of military commanders' messages about health issues that were published in online military installation newspapers/newsfeeds. We identified a total of 75 publicly accessible installation newspapers/newsfeeds with commanders' messages (n = 39 Air Force, n = 19 Army, n = 7 Navy, n = 1 Marine, and n = 9 Joint Bases). Commander messages published from January 2012 to December 2012 were collected, screened, and coded. Coder inter-rater reliability was 98.9%. Among the 2,479 coded commanders' messages, 132 (5.3%) addressed a health topic as the primary focus. There were no significant differences between service branches in the percentage of health-oriented messages (chi(2) = 5.019, p = 0.285). The most commonly addressed health topics were exercise/fitness (23.5%), other mental health concerns (19.7%), alcohol/driving under the influence (13.6%), and suicide (12.1%). Tobacco use was directly addressed as a primary health aim in only two commanders' messages (1.5%). Health topics, and particularly tobacco-related content, are rarely written about by military commanders. The absence of tobacco-related health messages from line leadership contributes to the perception that tobacco control is a low priority.