Cigarette Smoking Behavior and Beliefs of Hispanics in California

Palinkas, Lawrence A.; Pierce, John P.; Rosbrook, Bradley; Pickwell, Sheila M.; Johnson, Michael D.; Bal, Dileep G.

doi:10.1016/s0749-3797(18)30684-6

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“…31,32 Palinkas and colleagues reported results from the California tobacco surveys comparing beliefs about cigarette smoking among 8,118 non-Hispanic white, 655 Englishspeaking, and 507 Spanish-speaking Hispanics. 23 The 15 beliefs presented were different from the questions we asked and did not include any smoking antecedents. However, in univariate analyses, Spanish-speaking Hispanics appeared more likely than non-Hispanic whites to believe that tobacco was not addicting, that living longer was a reason not to smoke, that smoking during pregnancy harms the baby, and that smoking is something the majority should try once.…”

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confidence: 99%

Ethnic comparison of attitudes and beliefs about cigarette smoking

Pérez‐Stable¹,

Marín

Posner

1998

J Gen Intern Med

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OBJECTIVE:To determine if hypothesized differences in attitudes and beliefs about cigarette smoking between Latino and non-Latino white smokers are independent of years of formal education and number of cigarettes smoked per day. DESIGN:Cross-sectional survey using a random digit dial telephone method. ncreasing ethnic diversity in the United States mandates the development of culturally appropriate health-related interventions supported by background research. 1 To develop interventions applicable at the community level or in clinical circumstances, similarities and differences in attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors related to the outcomes of interest must be evaluated in the target population. Health care researchers and policy makers should not assume that an intervention program effective with non-Latino whites (henceforth whites) will have similar results in other ethnic groups. SETTING:Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable morbidity and mortality in the United States among all ethnic groups. 2 Most cigarette smokers who successfully quit do so on their own, motivated by a variety of psychological, social, and health-related reasons. 3 Policies regulating smoking, media campaigns against smoking, welldesigned self-help cessation materials, and advice from clinicians are potential elements of a public health strategy to promote nonsmoking. 4 Given the substantial differences in sociocultural background among ethnic groups in the United States, it is reasonable to postulate that ethnic differences in cigarette smoking behavior, attitudes, and beliefs should influence the content of smoking cessation interventions.National and regional surveys have found that, on average, fewer Latinos smoke than whites, and among current smokers Latinos average fewer cigarettes per day. [5][6][7][8] Our previous work with convenience samples showed that compared with whites, Latinos are less likely to smoke in response to habitual cues, as likely to smoke in response to emotional cues, and more likely to want to quit because of cigarette smoke's effects on others' health, interpersonal relationships, and their own health. [9][10][11][12][13][14] Whether these differences in attitudes, beliefs, and behavior are related to ethnicity or are confounded by differences in education and level of nicotine dependence remains unclear. Level of formal education is likely to influence culturally driven beliefs and attitudes, and more important, affect knowledge and access to information regarding the effects of smoking and reasons to quit. Because of the differences in level of nicotine dependence, it is plausible to postulate that the "attitude" or "belief" Latinos may hold about quitting smoking or continuing to smoke is in part driven by less-intense addiction. Lessdependent smokers are more likely to find it easier to quit under any circumstances; thus, they are also more likely

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Ethnic comparison of attitudes and beliefs about cigarette smoking

Pérez‐Stable¹,

Marín

Posner

1998

J Gen Intern Med

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“…37 Several studies asked participants to provide ratings of both their own addiction to cigarettes, and the general addictiveness of tobacco/cigarettes. 40,49,52,53 Other aspects of smoking included: the ease/difficulty of quitting; 38,41,43,44,46 the addictiveness of tobacco compared to other drugs; 34,40,49 and the extent to which they believed addiction was a reason for their smoking. 42,45 In many cases, participants' perceptions of addiction were not the major focus of the study, however, ratings of addiction were included as a relevant variable.…”

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“…39,52,53 Adolescent smokers were less likely than adults to agree that they personally were addicted, 32,52 but most agreed that smoking was addictive, 34,36,41 and that quitting would be difficult. 35 Other groups who were less likely to report being addicted to smoking were Hispanics in US studies 46,49,53 and lighter or "occasional" smokers. 39,40,48 While most studies did not ask about different aspects of addiction to smoking, there were exceptions.…”

Section: Quantitative Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Smokers’ Understandings of Addiction to Nicotine and Tobacco: A Systematic Review and Interpretive Synthesis of Quantitative and Qualitative Research

Pfeffer

Wigginton

Gartner

et al. 2017

Nicotine &Amp; Tobacco Research

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“…Acculturation to the US has long been associated with changes in the health status of Hispanic immigrants, including increased rates of obesity, 32,33 diabetes, 32,34 cardiovascular disease, 35,36 psychiatric disorders, 37,38 and abnormal sleeping habits. 39,40 These acculturation related health changes have been attributed to changes in diet, 41 increases in alcohol and tobacco use, [42][43][44][45] limited access to health services, 46 low socioeconomic status, 47 and the stress associated with sociocultural change and change in social status. 37,38,48 It is possible that the higher prevalence of RLS in highly acculturated HMD we observed was the result of the stress associated with sociocultural change and change in social status often experienced by Hispanic immigrants.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Acculturation of Hispanics to the US lifestyle has been well documented to increase the rates of metabolic disorders, cardiovascular disease, psychiatric disorders and stress, and poor health habits that could increase the risk of RLS. [32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48] Further research is warranted to determine why acculturation is an independent risk factor for RLS in HMD that would include stress and anxiety levels, nutritional factors such as iron deficiency and ferritin levels, and the degree of smoking as potential risk factors.…”

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confidence: 99%