Vaping in the Workplace: Implications for Employer-Sponsored Tobacco Cessation Programs.
Monday, December 21, 2020
Posted by: Natalia Gromov
Graham,
Amanda L.; Amato, Michael S.; Jacobs, Megan A.; Romberg, Alexa R.; Diaz, Megan
C.; Rahman, Basmah; Schillo, Barbara A.
Vaping in the Workplace:
Implications for Employer-Sponsored Tobacco Cessation Programs.
J Occup Environ Med. 2020 Dec;62(12):986-992. doi:
10.1097/JOM.0000000000002013.
Objective.
Assess workplace vaping as a trigger for tobacco use; examine interest in and
prevalence of vaping cessation programs; determine needs of parents whose
children vape.
Methods.
Employees of companies with more than 150 employees, drawn from an opt-in
national online panel (N = 1607), ages 18 to 65, completed an online survey in
November 2019.
Results.
Among tobacco users, 46% to 48% reported workplace vaping was a trigger for
smoking and vaping, respectively; 7% of former users reported it as a trigger.
Quit vaping support is important to 85% of employees; 1/3 of workplaces have
such programs, with industry variation. Child vaping results in presenteeism
and absenteeism among roughly 1/3 of parents.
Conclusions.
Workplace vaping is a trigger for smoking and vaping among current and former
tobacco users. A gap exists between desired support for vaping cessation and
current employer-sponsored cessation programs.
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