Asia-Pacific journal of public health, Jan 19, 2016
This study aims to estimate the burden of disease (BOD) due to secondhand smoking (SHS) in Korea.... more This study aims to estimate the burden of disease (BOD) due to secondhand smoking (SHS) in Korea. SHS-related diseases were selected via systematic review. Population attributable fraction (PAF) was calculated by using standard formula. Disability adjusted life years (DALYs) were estimated using Statistical Office and Health Insurance data. SHS burden was calculated by multiplying nonsmoker's BOD with the PAF of SHS. Total BOD due to SHS was 44 143 DALYs with 57% from males and 43% from females. The highest percentage of SHS burden was due to stroke. BOD was highest in the 50s age group in both genders. Years of life lost contributed major part of BOD due to all diseases. SHS burden in Korea in 2013 was the highest among the high-income Asia Pacific group countries. Effective intervention policies with more focus on vulnerable groups like adults in their 50s should be implemented to control SHS-related burden.
Tobacco, Smoking Control and Health Education, 2017
Background: Lack of knowledge of evidence-based treatments in smoking cessation is a known barrie... more Background: Lack of knowledge of evidence-based treatments in smoking cessation is a known barrier in delivering smoking cessation interventions. Aims and Objectives: Our program aimed to evaluate the change in knowledge of health care professionals following a one day training intervention dedicated to advancing evidence-based tobacco dependence treatment. Methods: A pre-post study design was used while the CME accredited educational intervention took place in Brussels in April 2016. The training intervention was tested among 44 health care professionals from 5 European Countries (Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia and Romania). The effectiveness of the seminar was evaluated by a 13-item knowledge survey. Results: Pre intervention data indicated that the health care professionals’ knowledge was limited. However, after the intervention, significant changes in participants’ knowledge was noted in 5 out of 13 domains addressed: pharmacotherapy effectiveness (Pre 2.7% vs. Post 68%, p Conclusions: The results demonstrate that a fast track smoking cessation training program is able to improve the knowledge of health professionals. Further research is needed to assess its long term impact.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021
The current study is the first to examine the perceptions of the Greek public towards selected he... more The current study is the first to examine the perceptions of the Greek public towards selected health risks and prioritize perceived risk importance and the needs to be addressed for public health promotion. Participants were asked to consider the individual importance of selected risks and the top three most important risks. Data collection took place on February 2020 in a representative sample of the adult Greek population. Differences between groups were assessed with Chi-square tests. Logistic regression models were used to identify perceptions based on participants’ characteristics. Analysis was conducted in Stata 14, and 1976 adults participated in the survey: 48% male and 52% female. Road accidents, cancer and air pollution and environmental protection were considered the top three most important public health risks. Differences were observed between sexes; females were more concerned regarding the importance of the examined public health risks, and between age groups, younge...
Introduction Exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) poses serious and extensive health and economic-r... more Introduction Exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) poses serious and extensive health and economic-related consequences to European society and worldwide. Smoking bans are a key measure to reducing SHS exposure but have been implemented with varying levels of success. We assessed changes in the prevalence of self-reported SHS exposure and smoking behavior in public places among smokers in six European countries and the influence of the country’s type of smoking ban (partial or total ban) on such exposure and smoking behavior. Aims and Methods The EUREST-PLUS ITC Europe Surveys were conducted among adult smokers in Germany, Greece, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Spain in 2016 (Wave 1, n = 6011) and 2018 (Wave 2, n = 6027). We used generalized estimating equations models to assess changes between Waves 1 and 2 and to test the interaction between the type of smoking ban and (1) self-reported SHS exposure, (2) self-reported smoking in several public places. Results A significant decrease in...
Asia-Pacific journal of public health, Jan 19, 2016
This study aims to estimate the burden of disease (BOD) due to secondhand smoking (SHS) in Korea.... more This study aims to estimate the burden of disease (BOD) due to secondhand smoking (SHS) in Korea. SHS-related diseases were selected via systematic review. Population attributable fraction (PAF) was calculated by using standard formula. Disability adjusted life years (DALYs) were estimated using Statistical Office and Health Insurance data. SHS burden was calculated by multiplying nonsmoker's BOD with the PAF of SHS. Total BOD due to SHS was 44 143 DALYs with 57% from males and 43% from females. The highest percentage of SHS burden was due to stroke. BOD was highest in the 50s age group in both genders. Years of life lost contributed major part of BOD due to all diseases. SHS burden in Korea in 2013 was the highest among the high-income Asia Pacific group countries. Effective intervention policies with more focus on vulnerable groups like adults in their 50s should be implemented to control SHS-related burden.
Tobacco, Smoking Control and Health Education, 2017
Background: Lack of knowledge of evidence-based treatments in smoking cessation is a known barrie... more Background: Lack of knowledge of evidence-based treatments in smoking cessation is a known barrier in delivering smoking cessation interventions. Aims and Objectives: Our program aimed to evaluate the change in knowledge of health care professionals following a one day training intervention dedicated to advancing evidence-based tobacco dependence treatment. Methods: A pre-post study design was used while the CME accredited educational intervention took place in Brussels in April 2016. The training intervention was tested among 44 health care professionals from 5 European Countries (Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia and Romania). The effectiveness of the seminar was evaluated by a 13-item knowledge survey. Results: Pre intervention data indicated that the health care professionals’ knowledge was limited. However, after the intervention, significant changes in participants’ knowledge was noted in 5 out of 13 domains addressed: pharmacotherapy effectiveness (Pre 2.7% vs. Post 68%, p Conclusions: The results demonstrate that a fast track smoking cessation training program is able to improve the knowledge of health professionals. Further research is needed to assess its long term impact.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021
The current study is the first to examine the perceptions of the Greek public towards selected he... more The current study is the first to examine the perceptions of the Greek public towards selected health risks and prioritize perceived risk importance and the needs to be addressed for public health promotion. Participants were asked to consider the individual importance of selected risks and the top three most important risks. Data collection took place on February 2020 in a representative sample of the adult Greek population. Differences between groups were assessed with Chi-square tests. Logistic regression models were used to identify perceptions based on participants’ characteristics. Analysis was conducted in Stata 14, and 1976 adults participated in the survey: 48% male and 52% female. Road accidents, cancer and air pollution and environmental protection were considered the top three most important public health risks. Differences were observed between sexes; females were more concerned regarding the importance of the examined public health risks, and between age groups, younge...
Introduction Exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) poses serious and extensive health and economic-r... more Introduction Exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) poses serious and extensive health and economic-related consequences to European society and worldwide. Smoking bans are a key measure to reducing SHS exposure but have been implemented with varying levels of success. We assessed changes in the prevalence of self-reported SHS exposure and smoking behavior in public places among smokers in six European countries and the influence of the country’s type of smoking ban (partial or total ban) on such exposure and smoking behavior. Aims and Methods The EUREST-PLUS ITC Europe Surveys were conducted among adult smokers in Germany, Greece, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Spain in 2016 (Wave 1, n = 6011) and 2018 (Wave 2, n = 6027). We used generalized estimating equations models to assess changes between Waves 1 and 2 and to test the interaction between the type of smoking ban and (1) self-reported SHS exposure, (2) self-reported smoking in several public places. Results A significant decrease in...
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