Incorporating social support into a community-wide smoking-cessation contest

Pirie, Phyllis L.; Rooney, Brenda L.; Pechacek, Terry F.; Lando, Harry A.; Schmid, Linda

doi:10.1016/0306-4603(95)00106-9

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“…Although smokers with significant pain were not different from those without pain in relation to social support to quit smoking, participants who expressed positive social support to quit were more ready to quit. This is not surprising given that use of social support is an integral part of most effective smoking cessation programs (Cobb, Graham, & Abrams, 2003;May & West, 2000;Pirie, Rooney, Pechacek, Lando, & Schmid, 1997). The influence of stress and social support on readiness to quit smoking is not surprising given that context can either complement or complicate behavior change (DiClemente & Prochaska, 1998).…”

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Brief report: Pain and readiness to quit smoking cigarettes

Hahn

Rayens

Kirsh

et al. 2006

Nicotine & Tobacco Research

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This study explored the relationship between smoking and significant pain. It was hypothesized that readiness to quit smoking would be negatively affected by pain issues. A cross-sectional design was used in this phone-based survey with randomly selected adult smokers. A total of 307 adult participants in the control group from a larger Quit and Win Study participated in the interview. Participants were contacted at home and completed a 20-min phone survey including measures of pain, stress, depressive symptoms, social support, tobacco use status, and readiness to quit smoking. A total of 28% reported significant pain in the past week. Participants who experienced significant pain smoked more cigarettes per day than those who did not report significant pain. However, pain was not associated with readiness to quit. More than half (58%) of those with significant pain were in the contemplation stage of change or higher. The fact that smokers with pain were just as likely as those without significant pain to be ready to quit demands that each individual patient with pain be assessed for readiness to quit so that a tailored approach can be adopted either to motivate the patient to quit or to assist the patient with evidence-based tobacco dependence treatment strategies if he or she wants such treatment. Placing formal tobacco dependence treatment programs within pain clinics and addressing pain in smoking cessation programs is recommended.

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confidence: 76%

Brief report: Pain and readiness to quit smoking cigarettes

Hahn

Rayens

Kirsh

et al. 2006

Nicotine & Tobacco Research

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“…It also would be important for this type of partner support training to include examples of negative partner support messages to avoid. Partner support is an integral part of most evidence-based smoking cessation programs (Cobb & Abrams, 2003;May & West, 2000;Pirie, Rooney, Pechacek, Lando, & Schmid, 1997).…”

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Readiness to Quit Smoking in Rural Communities

Rayens

Hahn

Hedgecock

2008

Issues in Mental Health Nursing

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The purpose of this study was to determine psychosocial and demographic factors associated with readiness to quit smoking among rural current and recent former smokers. This cross-sectional study of 333 rural adults was part of a larger quasi-experimental study testing the effect of a population-based Quit and Win Contest on quitting. Readiness to quit, partner support to quit smoking, stressful life events, depressive symptoms, and demographic characteristics were measured via a phone interview three months after the Contest. Participants with greater positive partner support to quit smoking were more ready to quit. Minority participants were more ready to quit, compared with Caucasian respondents.

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“…[12][13][14] However, recent efforts to boost natural support in the context of community-based or self-help interventions have been more successful. [15][16][17] The potential role of supporters in tobacco cessation merits further inquiry.…”

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