Understanding what changes adults in a smoking cessation study believe they need to make to quit smoking: A qualitative analysis of pre- and post-quit perceptions.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Most individuals who try to quit smoking will not succeed even if they use evidence-based treatment. Qualitative methods can help identify cessation treatments' limitations and suggest adaptations to increase treatment success.

Method

Rapid qualitative analysis was conducted on data from 125 adults who smoked daily (48% female; 44% White) and participated in a smoking cessation trial and completed qualitative interviews 2 weeks prequit, reporting on changes they needed to make to quit, and 100 adults (50% female; 49% White) who completed a second interview 2 weeks postquit, reporting changes they had made.

Results

The anticipated changes reported prequit (in order of frequency) were as follows: identify smoking triggers (without a coping plan), focus on bene

SUBMITTER: Johnson AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9772921 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature