The Lived Experiences of Adolescent Girls' Relationship With Tobacco

Abstract

Tobacco use in the lives of these girls changed over time. The importance of listening to their stories and giving meaning to the behavior is clear. Nurses must continue to explore these methods as they support clients in tobacco cessation programs. While none of the girls in this study quit smoking, the need for nursing interventions to support tobacco users by understanding their physical and emotional relationship with tobacco is important for future success.

¿Es necesaria una intervención diferencial de género en la prevención universal y selectiva del consumo de drogas en adolescentes?

“…Los significados del consumo de tabaco y alcohol asociado a las chicas eran diferentes a los de los chicos. Cierto símbolo de rebeldía, combatir el estrés o adelgazar eran algunos de motivos y significados importantes asociados a las chicas, que han sido referidos en otros estudios internacionales 13,14 . También se ha mencionado cierto consumo oculto o privado en mayor medida en las chicas 15 tal y como se señalaba en algunos discursos femeninos.…”

Nurses’ Use of Qualitative Research Approaches to Investigate Tobacco Use and Control

“…Three phenomenological studies were identifi ed, two led by nurses in the United States (DiNapoli, 2004;Heath, Andrews, Kelley, & Sorrell, 2004) and the other by a nurse scientist in Iceland (Jonsdottir & Jonsdottir, 2007). Although several approaches to conducting phenomenological research exist, all start at the point of everyday lived experience or experience as we live through it in actions, relations, and situations.…”

A Smoking Cessation Website for Childbearing Adolescents

“…When planning strategies for educating adolescents about smoking, health care providers need to recognize gender differences. DiNapoli (2004) investigated the lived experiences of 14 adolescent girls who enrolled in a tobacco cessation program. Three major themes that described their physical and emotional relationship with tobacco emerged from the individual interviews, group discussions, and participant journaling (DiNapoli).…”