Gender differences within the barriers to smoking cessation and the preferences for interventions in primary care a qualitative study using focus groups in The Hague, The Netherlands.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This research aimed to provide a deeper insight into the gender-specific barriers to smoking cessation and gender-specific preferences for interventions in primary care, in order to contribute to better aligned cessation care for women.

Design

Qualitative study using focus groups.

Setting

Regularly smoking female and male adults were recruited from four different general practices in The Hague (The Netherlands).

Participants

A total of 11 women and nine men participated. Participants included were regular smokers with a minimum age of 18 and sufficient command of the Dutch language, who were willing to talk about smoking cessation. Inclusion ended when saturation was reached for both women and men. Participants were selected by means of purposeful sa

SUBMITTER: Dieleman LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7849885 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature