Smoking cessation in pregnant women with mental disorders: a cohort and nested qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate whether 1) pregnant smokers with mental disorders are less likely to accept referrals to smoking cessation services compared with pregnant smokers without disorders; 2) they experience specific barriers to smoking cessation.

Design

Cohort study supplemented by cross-sectional survey and nested qualitative study.

Setting

Three maternity services, London, UK.

Population

Pregnant smokers with and without mental disorders.

Methods

Case notes were examined on a cohort of 400 consecutive pregnant smokers; data were triangulated with routinely collected data on 845 pregnant smokers at two other sites; 27 pregnant smokers were interviewed using qualitative methods.

Main outcome measures

Acceptance of referral to smoking cessation

SUBMITTER: Howard LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3638317 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature