ArticleBMC public health2011
Developing cessation interventions for the social and community service setting: a qualitative study of barriers to quitting among disadvantaged Australian smokers.
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- Effects of E-cigarette Advertising Message Form and Cues on Cessation Intention: An Exploratory Study.Journal of health communication · 2019Trial
- Twelve-Month Outcomes of a Group-Randomized Community Health Advocate-Led Smoking Cessation Intervention in Public Housing.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2018Trial
- Kids Safe and Smokefree (KiSS) Multilevel Intervention to Reduce Child Tobacco Smoke Exposure: Long-Term Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Trial
- An Office-Initiated Multilevel Intervention for Tobacco Smoke Exposure: A Randomized Trial.Pediatrics · 2018Trial
- A telephone-based intervention to promote physical activity during smoking cessation: a randomized controlled proof-of-concept study.Translational behavioral medicine · 2017Trial
- Smoking patterns, quit behaviors, and smoking environment of workers in small manufacturing companies.American journal of industrial medicine · 2015Trial
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- Health literacy strengths and challenges of Australian smokers: a cluster analysis.Health promotion international · 2025Article
- A qualitative study on people with opioid use disorders' perspectives on smoking and smoking cessation interventions.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
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- What is behind the lifestyle risk factors for head and neck cancer?Frontiers in psychology · 2022Review
- A risk perception model to promote smoking cessation among adult current smokers: Application of a community-based smoking cessation intervention.Tobacco prevention & cessation · 2022Article
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- Smoking cessation using preference-based tools: a mixed method pilot study of a novel intervention among smokers with low socioeconomic position.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2021Article
- Inequalities, harm reduction and non-combustible nicotine products: a meta-ethnography of qualitative evidence.BMC public health · 2020Review
- Does free or lower cost smoking cessation medication stimulate quitting? Findings from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Netherlands and UK Surveys.Tobacco control · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundSmoking rates remain unacceptably high among individuals who are socially disadvantaged. Social and community service organisations (SCSO) are increasingly interested in providing smoking cessation support to clients, however little is known about the best way to assist disadvantaged smokers to quit in this setting. This study aimed to explore barriers and facilitators to quitting within the conceptual framework of the PRECEDE model to identify possible interventions appropriate to the social and community service setting.
methodsSemi-structured focus groups were conducted with clients attending five community welfare organisations located in New South Wales, Australia. Thirty-two clients participated in six focus groups. A discussion guide was used to explore the barriers and facilitators to smoking and smoking cessation including: current smoking behaviour, motivation to quit, past quit attempts, barriers to quitting and preferences for cessation support. Focus groups were audio-taped, transcribed and analysed using thematic analysis techniques.
resultsParticipants were current smokers and most expressed a desire to quit. Factors predisposing continued smoking included perceived benefits of smoking for stress relief, doubting of ability to quit, fear of gaining weight, and poor knowledge and scepticism about available quit support. The high cost of nicotine replacement therapy was a barrier to its use. Continual exposure to smoking in personal relationships and in the community reinforced smoking. Participants expressed a strong preference for personalised quit support.
conclusionsDisadvantaged smokers in Australia express a desire to quit smoking, but find quitting difficult for a number of reasons. SCSOs may have a role in providing information about the availability of quit support, engaging disadvantaged smokers with available quit support, and providing personalised, ongoing support.
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