McClellan Scott F, Olde Brent A, Freeman Daniel H, Mann William F, Rotruck John R
Naval Aerospace Medical Institute, Pensacola Naval Air Station, Pensacola, FL, USA.
Aviat Space Environ Med. 2010 Jun;81(6):575-80. doi: 10.3357/asem.2317.2010.
Although there has been a steady decline in smoking rates among adults in the United States in recent years, the consumption of smokeless tobacco (ST) continues to increase. Moreover, ST use in the U.S. military is far higher than in the general population. This study was designed to determine the extent of ST use in a military aviation population and measure users' attitudes toward elements of a proposed cessation program.
A study was conducted at two naval aviation training wings in western Florida. The target population (N=2233) included flight instructors, students, and staff/support personnel who were rated aviators or flight officers. A total of 543 usable questionnaires were returned, yielding a response rate of 24.3%.
There were 71 respondents who reported using ST in the last 30 d (13.1%). This group responded favorably to questions regarding the involvement of both medical and dental health professionals as critical components of an effective ST cessation program.
This survey provides evidence for a rate of ST use among military aviators that is much higher than the U.S. national civilian average of 3.5%. Drawing upon the background of previous dental health-based studies, we propose augmenting existing tobacco cessation resources by creating separate ST cessation programs to reduce ST use among U.S. military aviators.
尽管近年来美国成年人的吸烟率持续下降，但无烟烟草（ST）的消费量仍在上升。此外，美国军队中无烟烟草的使用率远高于普通人群。本研究旨在确定军事航空人员中无烟烟草的使用程度，并衡量使用者对拟议戒烟计划各项内容的态度。
在佛罗里达州西部的两个海军航空训练联队开展了一项研究。目标人群（N = 2233）包括飞行教员、学员以及被评定为飞行员或飞行军官的工作人员/辅助人员。共收回543份有效问卷，回复率为24.3%。
有71名受访者报告在过去30天内使用过无烟烟草（13.1%）。该群体对关于医疗和牙科保健专业人员参与作为有效戒烟计划关键组成部分的问题给予了肯定答复。
这项调查证明军事飞行员中无烟烟草的使用率远高于美国全国平民3.5%的平均水平。借鉴以往基于牙科健康研究的背景，我们建议通过创建单独的无烟烟草戒烟计划来增加现有的烟草戒烟资源，以减少美国军事飞行员中的无烟烟草使用。
