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Acute Ischemic Stroke Prevention Among Smoking Workers in the Urban Establishment |
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| รหัสดีโอไอ | |
| Creator | Bootsakon Seaharatanapatum |
| Title | Acute Ischemic Stroke Prevention Among Smoking Workers in the Urban Establishment |
| Publisher | Text and Journal Publication |
| Publication Year | 2563 |
| Journal Title | Vajira Medical Journal |
| Journal Vol. | 64 |
| Journal No. | 6 |
| Page no. | 419-428 |
| Keyword | acute ischemic stroke, smoking workers, roles of the occupational health nurse |
| URL Website | https://tci-thaijo.org/index.php/VMED |
| Website title | Vajira Medical Journal (วชิรเวชสาร) |
| ISSN | 0125-1252 |
| Abstract | The workers have important role for establishing a stable family and developing a country's economic system. Healthy workers increase the ability of working performance, and thus, stable income growth that can improve their quality of life. On the other hand, workers who have severe health problems can have early morbidity or mortality including ischemic stroke. This is an emergent group of insufficient blood flow to the brain which is called "Acute ischemic stroke" is an emergent condition of insufficient blood flow to the brain1,12,15. Several causes can lead to acute stroke, including diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, lack of exercise, inappropriate consumption, usage of contraceptive pill, and smoking. Previous studies showed that the highest rate of smokers was in the working population aged between 15-59 years old. The risk of ischemic stroke was higher in that particular population when compared to other groups, who were not smoking2,7,13. Specially, concerns are made to the workers who are smoking in the area of urban. This could result in higher risk of acute ischemic stroke4,5,8,11,16. Therefore, the occupational health nurse plays important roles to ensure the proactive health promotion among smoking workers for preventing acute ischemic stroke. The occupational health nurses should focus on providing knowledge and special counseling about smoking cessation for smoking workers so that they can practice the effective behavior changing techniques in smoking cessation. |
