Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke and health effects among hospitality workers in Sweden—before and after the implementation of a smoke-free law / M. Larsson (2008)  

Public Titre : Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke and health effects among hospitality workers in Sweden—before and after the implementation of a smoke-free law Type de document : document électronique Auteurs : M. Larsson, Auteur ; G. Boëthius, Auteur ; S. Axelsson, Auteur ; SM Montgomery, Auteur Editeur : Työterveyslaitos [Finlande] : Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH) Année de publication : 2008 Collection : Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, ISSN 1795-990X num. 34(4) Importance : p.267-277 Présentation : tab. ; graph. Langues : Anglais (eng) Catégories : [DIVERS] anatomie:corps humain:appareil respiratoire [DIVERS] géographie:Europe:Europe du Nord:Suède [TABAC] étude:enquête:questionnaire [TABAC] législation:milieu réglementé:horeca [TABAC] législation:milieu réglementé:lieu de travail Index. décimale : TA 7.8.2 Secteur Horeca Résumé : Objectives: This study attempted to identify changes in exposure to environmental tobacco smoke, as well as symptoms and attitudes among hospitality workers after the introduction of extended smoke-free workplace legislation. Methods: A total of 37 volunteers working in bingo halls and casinos (gaming workers) and 54 bars and restaurant employees (other workers) in nine Swedish communities participated in the study. Altogether 71 of 91 persons (14 daily smokers and 57 nonsmokers) participated in both the preban baseline survey and the follow-up 12 months after the ban. Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke, smoking habits, respiratory and sensory symptoms, and attitudes towards the ban were recorded, and spirometry was carried out. Results: The frequency of reported respiratory and sensory symptoms was approximately halved among the nonsmokers in both occupational groups after the introduction of the ban. Initially 87% had exposure to environmental tobacco smoke that was over the nicotine cut-off level chosen to identify possible health risk (<0.5 µg/m3), while, after the ban, it was only 22%, a relative risk of 0.25 (95% confidence interval 0.15–0.41). The risk decreased in both occupational groups, but gaming workers experienced the highest preban exposure levels. Attitudes towards the legislation were largely positive, particularly after the ban. However, there was no notable change in lung function, and there was no notable reduction in the number of cigarettes consumed by smokers. Conclusions: The introduction of smoke-free legislation was associated with a substantial reduction in respiratory and sensory symptoms, as well as reduced exposure to environmental tobacco smoke at work, particularly among gaming workers. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.1243 Format de la ressource électronique : Article en ligne Permalink : https://biblio.fares.be/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=9991

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Impact of smoking policy on the respiratory health of food and beverage servers / Helen Dimich-Ward (2005)  

Public Titre : Impact of smoking policy on the respiratory health of food and beverage servers Type de document : document électronique Auteurs : Helen Dimich-Ward, Auteur ; Joshua Lawson, Auteur ; Adrian Hingston, Auteur ; Moira Chan-Yeung, Auteur Editeur : Työterveyslaitos [Finlande] : Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH) Année de publication : 2005 Collection : Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, ISSN 1795-990X num. 31(1) Importance : p.75-81 Présentation : tab. ; graph. Langues : Anglais (eng) Catégories : [DIVERS] anatomie:corps humain:appareil respiratoire [TABAC] étude:enquête:questionnaire [TABAC] législation:milieu réglementé:horeca [TABAC] législation:milieu réglementé:lieu de travail Index. décimale : TA 7.8.2 Secteur Horeca Résumé : Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine whether workplace smoking policy was associated with respiratory health effects among food and beverage servers. Methods: Data were obtained from a postal survey of hospitality workers. The participation rate for the questionnaire was 73.9% of those contacted. Current smokers were excluded from the analysis. Adjustment for differences between groups in age, gender, ex-smoker versus never smoker status, home exposure environmental tobacco smoke, childhood asthma, mail versus telephone questionnaire, and hours worked per week was done using logistic regression. A subset of 88 nonsmokers underwent laboratory evaluation, including spirometry and hair nicotine analysis. Results: The prevalence of irritant and respiratory symptoms among 383 nonsmokers was consistently higher among the participants from premises where smoking was permitted without restrictions on the workplace. In comparison with those from facilities where smoking was prohibited, the highest adjusted odds ratios (OR) were for chronic phlegm for those working where smoking was permitted (OR 8.5 95% confidence interval (95% CI) 2.4–30.0] or where there were partial smoking restrictions (OR 5.7 95% CI 1.7–19.4). Lung function was not reduced apart from the ratio between forced expiratory volume in 1 second and forced vital capacity, which was lower for workers from facilities where smoking was permitted. Hair nicotine levels were lowest for workers from facilities where smoking was prohibited. Conclusions: The results suggest that occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke, determined through smoking policies, can adversely affect the respiratory health of nonsmokers who work in the food and beverage service industry. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.851 Format de la ressource électronique : Article en ligne Permalink : https://biblio.fares.be/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=9990

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