The value of compassionate support to address smoking: A qualitative study with people who experience severe mental illness.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

People experiencing severe mental illness (SMI) smoke at much higher rates than the general population and require additional support. Engagement with existing evidence-based interventions such as quitlines and nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) may be improved by mental health peer worker involvement and tailored support. This paper reports on a qualitative study nested within a peer researcher-facilitated tobacco treatment trial that included brief advice plus, for those in the intervention group, tailored quitline callback counseling and combination NRT. It contextualizes participant life experience and reflection on trial participation and offers insights for future interventions.

Methods

Qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted with 29 particip

SUBMITTER: McCarter K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9583161 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature