Social support and smoking abstinence among incarcerated adults in the United States: a longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the United States, tobacco use among prisoners is nearly three times that of the general population. While many American prisons and jails are now tobacco-free, nearly all inmates return to smoking as soon as they are released back into the community.

Methods

To better understand the role that personal relationships may play in enabling return to smoking, we enrolled former-smokers who were inmates in a tobacco-free prison. Baseline assessments were conducted six weeks prior to inmates' scheduled release and included measures of smoking prior to incarceration, motivation, confidence and plans for remaining quit after release. We also assessed global social support (ISEL) and a measure of social support specific to quitting smoking (SSQ). Smoking status was asse

SUBMITTER: Bock B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4015823 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature