Smoking Cessation Interventions in the Workplace: a Review

Abstract

The systematic review method according to PRISMA guideline was applied to collect workplace smoking cessation information from two databases: Pubmed and Cochrane. The findings from investigating effective interventions reveiled two main interventions used in workplace which were individual intervention and smoking ban policy intervention. The individual intervention consisted of pharmacotherapy, individual and group counselling whereas the smoking ban policy consisted of comprehensive and incentive interventions. The smoking ban policy apparently reduced tobacco consumption and exposure of second hand smoker. Nonetheless, the individual intervention was likely to be more effective than smoking ban policy intervention. For quit rate of individual interventions, the pharmacotherapy and individual counselling were considerably greater comparing to others. The study demonstrated that smoking cessation in workplace was advantageous for approaching a large number of smokers and reducing the second hand smoker exposure. The attitude and readiness of smokers were main important factors to determine pattern of interventions, approaching methods, designing services and expertise of providers that noticeably related to the effectiveness of smoking cessation interventions and number of successful quitters.