Publications by authors named "Ziqiu Guo"
Objectives: To examine the associations between tobacco industry denormalisation (TID) beliefs and support for tobacco endgame policies.
Methods: A total of 2810 randomly selected adult respondents of population-based tobacco policy-related surveys (2018-2019) were included. TID beliefs (agree vs disagree/unsure) were measured by seven items: tobacco manufacturers ignore health, induce addiction, hide harm, spread false information, lure smoking, interfere with tobacco control policies and should be responsible for health problems.
Introduction: Mobile interventions enable personalized behavioral support that could improve smoking cessation (SC) in smokers ready to quit. Scalable interventions, including unmotivated smokers, are needed. We evaluated the effect of personalized behavioral support through mobile interventions plus nicotine replacement therapy sampling (NRT-S) on SC in Hong Kong community smokers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: We examined the association of workplace smoking cessation (SC) support from employers, in addition to SC interventions, and smoking abstinence.
Methods: Smoking employees (≥1 cigarette daily, aged ≥18 years) from companies of various industries joined a workplace SC program in Hong Kong. Self-reported past 7-day point prevalence abstinence was measured at follow-up at 6 months.
Article Synopsis
- ) The study explored health information-seeking behaviors (HISBs) among Hong Kong Chinese adults, focusing on traditional media and newer platforms like social networking sites (SNS) and instant messaging (IM).
- ) It surveyed over 10,000 participants, revealing that factors like gender, education level, and physical activity influence HISBs, with older individuals exhibiting decreased engagement on most platforms.
- ) Negative experiences, such as frustration and difficulty understanding information, were more common among those with lower educational attainment and income, and users of IM reported more challenges than those using traditional internet websites.
Background: eHealth literacy can potentially facilitate web-based information seeking and taking informed measures.
Objective: This study aimed to evaluate socioeconomic disparities in eHealth literacy and seeking of web-based information on COVID-19, and their associations with COVID-19 preventive behaviors.
Methods: The COVID-19 Health Information Survey (CoVHIns), using telephonic (n=500) and web-based surveys (n=1001), was conducted among adults in Hong Kong in April 2020.