%0 Journal Article
%T The Relationship between Workplace, Job Stress and NursesĄŻ Tobacco Use: A Review of the Literature
%A Pantelis Perdikaris
%A Eleni Kletsiou
%A Elpida Gymnopoulou
%A Vasiliki Matziou
%J International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
%D 2010
%I MDPI AG
%R 10.3390/ijerph7052362
%X The aim of this study was to provide a summary of the existing published knowledge on the possible relationship between the workplace as a stressor factor and nursesĄŻ tobacco use. A systematic review of the literature from 1995 to 2009, using the MEDLINE database took place. Studies, that referred to nursesĄŻ smoking habit exclusively or as a part of the study, were included in the review. 491 studies were retrieved and their titles/abstracts were examined systematically. Twenty one studies were retrieved for further consideration by a comprehensive literature review. Ten studies fulfilled the eligibility criteria and they were examined further. There is a conflict on the possible relationship between workplace as a stressor factor and nursesĄŻ smoking habits, because there is no evidence on if the nursesĄŻ work environment causes smoking initiation.
%K smoking
%K nurses
%K workplace
%K job stress
%K tobacco use
%U http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/7/5/2362