Temporary abstinence campaigns (TAC) are a promising approach to reduce alcohol consumption. This study examined changes in (at-risk) consumption and determinants of among Belgian adults participating the Tournée Minérale Campaign (TMC, TAC). In addition, moderating effects age, sex, education level, successfully refraining from during TMC, risk drinking, drinking levels binge were investigated. TMC is fully automated mass media prevention campaign challenging refrain month February....

<h3>Objectives</h3> To measure changes in prevalence and predictors of home smoking bans (HSBs) among smokers four European countries after the implementation national smoke-free legislation. <h3>Design</h3> Two waves International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project Europe Surveys, which is a prospective panel study. Pre- post-legislation data were used from Ireland, France, Germany Netherlands. pre-legislation UK as control. <h3>Participants</h3> 4634 respondents intervention 1080...

Widening of socioeconomic status (SES) inequalities in smoking prevalence has occurred several Western countries from the mid 1970's onwards. However, little is known about a widening SES consumption, initiation and cessation. Repeated cross-sectional population surveys 2001 to 2008 (n ≈ 18,000 per year) were used examine changes prevalence, consumption (number cigarettes day), ratios (ratio ever smokers all respondents), quit former smokers) Netherlands. Education level income as indicators...

To test and develop, using structural equation modeling, a robust model of the mediational pathways through which health warning labels exert their influence on smokers' subsequent quitting behavior.Data come from International Tobacco Control Four-Country Survey, longitudinal cohort study conducted in Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, States. Waves 5-6 data (n = 4,988) were used to calibrate hypothesized label impact quit attempts via set policy-specific general psychosocial mediators. The...

Background: Tobacco-related heath inequalities are a major public health concern, with smoking being more prevalent among lower socioeconomic groups. The aim of this study is to investigate the mechanisms leading in 15-year-old adolescents by examining mediating role psychosocial factors peer group, family and school environment. Methods: Data were derived from international WHO-collaborative 'Health Behaviour School-aged Children (HBSC)' 2005/2006, including 52 907 students 35 European...

Guided by the extended parallel process model (EPPM) and reactance theory, this study examined relationship between efficacy beliefs, reactance, adult smokers' responses to pictorial health warning labels (HWL) on cigarette packaging, including whether beliefs or modify HWL subsequent smoking cessation behavior. Four waves of data were analyzed from prospective cohorts smokers in Australia Canada (n = 7,120 observations) over a period time after implementation more prominent, HWLs. Three...

Background Studies demonstrated that adolescent e-cigarette use is associated with subsequent tobacco smoking, commonly referred to as the gateway effect . However, most studies only investigated gateways from e-cigarettes smoking. This study replicates a cornerstone revealing positive association between both and use; in Netherlands Flanders. Design The longitudinal design included baseline (n=2839) 6-month (n=1276) 12-month (n=1025) follow-up surveys among school-based cohort (mean age:...

To develop a simulation model projecting the effect of tobacco control policies in Netherlands on smoking prevalence and smoking-attributable deaths.Netherlands SimSmoke-an adapted version SimSmoke policy-uses population, rates policy data for to predict seven types policies: taxes, smoke-free legislation, mass media, advertising bans, health warnings, cessation treatment youth access policies.Outcome measures were deaths.With comprehensive set policies, as recommended by MPOWER, can be...

Many studies on addiction recovery focus initiation and short-term outcomes for alcohol addictions. In this study, we examine associations between three stages markers persons in drug recovery. Data were collected a multi-country study (REC-PATH) among 722 individuals living the UK, Netherlands, Belgium, who consider themselves period of months or more. We typical life domains that characterize recovery: housing, crime, work education, substance use. The relation with time was examined...

Background: Little is known about the differential impact of comprehensive and partial smoke-free legislation on smoking cessation. This study aimed to examine workplace in Ireland England, hospitality industry Netherlands quit attempts success. Methods: Nationally representative samples 2,219 adult smokers were interviewed three countries as part International Tobacco Control (ITC) Europe Surveys. Quit success compared between period 1 (in which was implemented Netherlands) 2 England)....

Financial incentives are potentially useful tools to aid smoking cessation, but robust evidence support their efficacy, particularly in combination with other interventions (eg, group counselling), has not been reported. We aimed investigate whether financial combined a cessation training programme (compared no incentives) organised at the workplace would increase 12-month abstinence rates tobacco-smoking employees different education and income levels.This cluster-randomised controlled...

Abstract Background The retail environment plays an important role in impulse purchase behaviour. This study aims to examine the extent which different sources of exposure tobacco Dutch are associated with purchases tobacco. We investigate whether this association differs based on neighbourhood disadvantage, demographic and smoking characteristics. Methods employed a cross-sectional online survey design among 1223 adults who smoke from probability-based panel database, half residing...

Transgender individuals have a higher risk of developing alcohol use disorder (AUD). However, most existing research focuses on cisgender individuals, while the negative consequences AUD are suggested to be for transgender individuals. Perceived barriers treatment seeking both and therefore, need examined create more accessible care regardless gender. The current study investigated treatment-seeking among women, men, 62 participants were included, which n = 23 (38.1%) 17 (27.0%) 22 (34.9%)...

Homelessness among people with Central and Eastern European (CEE) migratory backgrounds is a concern in several Western countries, including the Netherlands, where migration from other EU countries often motivated by perceived employment opportunities. This study aimed to better understand emergence of CEE labor migrants’ homelessness. Based on interviews 42 Polish Romanian migrants, we explored patterns events situations they described relation becoming homeless Netherlands. We identified...

To study the impact of implementing smoke-free workplace and hospitality industry legislation on smoking behaviour.A cross-sectional population survey from 2001 to 2008 (n ≈ 18,000 per year) was used assess trends seasonal patterns in quitting, examine whether changes could be observed after ban Netherlands 2004 2008.Outcome measures were prevalence, quit attempts successful attempts. Interactions with educational level (socio-economic status) bar visiting (exposure ban) tested.The followed...

Web interviewing is becoming increasingly popular worldwide, because it has several advantages over telephone such as lower costs and shorter fieldwork periods. However, there are also concerns about data quality of web surveys. The aim this study was to compare the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Netherlands samples on demographic smoking related variables assess differences in quality. Wave 1 ITC Survey completed by 1,668 respondents 404 18 years older. two surveys were conducted...

Background: Support for smoke-free policies increases over time and particularly after implementation of the policy. In this study we examined whether comprehensiveness such moderates effect on support among smokers. Methods: We analysed two waves (pre- post-smoke-free legislation) International Tobacco Control (ITC) surveys in France, Germany, Netherlands, pre-legislation ITC UK as control. Of 6,903 baseline smokers, 4,945 (71.6%) could be followed up were included analyses. Generalised...

Objective To assess the influence of newspaper coverage and a media campaign about Dutch smoke-free legislation on smokers' support for bars restaurants secondhand smoke (SHS) harm awareness. Design main outcome measures A content analysis was conducted 1041 articles published in six newspapers from March 2008 to April 2009. Smokers who were regular readers at least one these (n=677) selected pre-ban post-ban waves International Tobacco Control Netherlands Survey. Exposure implementation...

Objective. Evaluate the second flight of U.S. Tips From Former Smokers (Tips) campaign. Method. Data were analyzed from an online consumer panel adult smokers before ( n = 1,404) and after 1,401) 2013 campaign launch. Generalized estimating equation models assessed whether advertisement recall was associated with knowledge about smoking-related risks in advertisements, awareness use a toll-free quitline cessation websites, quit attempts. Results. Seventy-one percent participants at Wave 2...