public health interventions Flashcards
what did movey and stapleton find
after 18 months of being exposed to adverts, 9.8% of addicts had stopped in experimental groups
what is a strength of government interventions
After 2004 no smoking day, 11% of those who attempted to quit were still not smoking 3 months later
what is a problem with money and staple tons research
it is based on self reports which may be inaccurate due to a potential social desirability bias
what did platt 1977 find
24% of the same of callers to smoke line in scotland had stopped smoking
what is the problem with government interventions
it all depends on individual differences, for example they are only effective for those motivated to quit or call
what did west 2009 find
there was a decline in the percentage of people who smoked in the UK prior to the smoking ban
what is a problem with wests conclusions
there is no cause and effect so it is difficult to know if legislation is the only cause of the decline as it may be accompanied by other factors such as anti smoking campaigns
what is a problem with workplace interventions
changing attitudes- most smokers felt inconvenienced immediately after the ban but attitudes changed 6 months later after 44 offices enforced smoking bans in Australia
outline media campaigns
reach whole populations,
features that increase effectiveness: variety of messages, engage emotions, motivate with help
linked to TPB- chasing attitudes
linked to SLT- association with harmful effects
outline government interventions
national no smoking day- change expectancy (cognitive)
helplines (introduce control- TPB)
outline legislation
2007 smoking ban,
reinforcement is an incentive
link to TPB- changing subjective norms
outline workplace interventions
bans in the workplace prior to 2007 ban,
work based health promotions to eliminate passive smoking and health effects such as CHD
