Smoking and deployment: Perspectives of junior-enlisted US Air Force and US Army personnel and their supervisors
Smoking and deployment: Perspectives of junior-enlisted US Air Force and US Army personnel and their supervisors
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DOI：
10.7205/milmed.173.5.441
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发表时间：
2008-05-01
影响因子：
1.2
通讯作者：
Haddock, C. Keith
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作者：
Poston, Walker S. C.;Taylor, Jennifer E.;Haddock, C. Keith
在部署期间吸烟是一个日益严重的问题，特别是在初级应征人员中，他们在军队中的吸烟率最高。很少有研究考察从不吸烟的人开始吸烟的原因，曾经吸烟者的吸烟复发原因，或者现在吸烟者吸烟频率增加的原因。我们在四个空军和两个陆军设施(N=189)进行了24个焦点小组，以检查部署期间的吸烟程度，并阐明在初级应征人员及其主管的样本中，导致新的入伍、复发和吸烟增加的因素。吸烟的重要原因包括：(1)管理压力、无聊、焦虑和睡眠不足；(2)缺乏替代活动和特权；(3)认为战场上的危险胜过吸烟对健康的影响；以及(4)军事环境在鼓励吸烟方面的作用。此外，还对现场新的吸烟开始和复发现象进行了讨论。
Smoking during deployments is a growing problem, particularly among junior-enlisted personnel, who have the highest smoking rates in the military. Few studies have examined reasons for smoking initiation among never smokers, relapse among former smokers, or increased smoking frequency among current smokers. We conducted 24 focus groups at four Air Force and two Army installations (N = 189) to examine the extent of smoking during deployment and to elucidate factors thought to contribute to new initiation, relapse, and increased smoking in a sample of junior-enlisted personnel and their supervisors. Important reasons for smoking included: (1) managing stress, boredom, anxiety, and sleep deprivation; (2) lack of alternate activities and privileges; (3) the perception that dangers in the field trumps the health impact of smoking; and (4) the role of the military environment in encouraging smoking. In addition, the phenomenon of new initiation and relapse to smoking in the field was discussed.