ArticleTobacco induced diseases2012
Why do smokers diagnosed with COPD not quit smoking? - a qualitative study.
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32 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Predictive performance of the PUMA questionnaire as an opportunistic COPD case-finding tool in Singapore primary care.NPJ primary care respiratory medicine · 2026Observational
- Instant messaging-delivered brief motivational interviewing for noncommunicable disease patients with no intention to quit smoking.NPJ digital medicine · 2026Article
- Construction and Validation of a Prediction Model for Sustained Smoking Cessation in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2026Article
- Risk and Protective Factors of COPD Among Smokers: A Cross-Sectional Study Using NHANES Database.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2025Article
- Smoking cessation program preferences of individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a qualitative study.Primary health care research & development · 2024Article
- The primary care experience of adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). An interpretative phenomenological inquiry.PloS one · 2023Article
- Helping patients with chronic diseases quit smoking by understanding their risk perception, behaviour, and smoking-related attitudes.PloS one · 2023Article
- Varenicline for Gradual Versus Abrupt Smoking Cessation in Poorly Motivated Smokers With COPD: A Prematurely Terminated Randomized Controlled Trial.Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (Miami, Fla.) · 2022Article
- Substance Use and Misuse among Adults with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in the United States, 2015-2019: Prevalence, Association, and Moderation.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Tocotrienols: Dietary Supplements for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Impact of Admission Diagnosis on the Smoking Cessation Rate: A Brief Report From a Multi-centre Inpatient Smoking Cessation Programme in Singapore.Journal of preventive medicine and public health = Yebang Uihakhoe chi · 2020Article
- Muscle metabolomics analysis reveals potential biomarkers of exercise‑dependent improvement of the diaphragm function in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.International journal of molecular medicine · 2020Article
- Pulmonary non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections: current state and future management.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2020Review
- The Attitudes of Pulmonologists Regarding Smoking Behavior of Their Patients with Advanced COPD: A Qualitative Research.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2019Article
- Risk factors associated with physical and mental distress in people who report a COPD diagnosis: latent class analysis of 2016 behavioral risk factor surveillance system data.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2019Article
- Web-based Health Information Seeking and eHealth Literacy among Patients Living with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).Health communication · 2018Article
- Cigarette smoke modifies and inactivates SPLUNC1, leading to airway dehydration.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2018Article
- Receiving support to quit smoking and quit attempts among smokers with and without smoking related diseases: Findings from the EUREST-PLUS ITC Europe Surveys.Tobacco induced diseases · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is currently one of the most widespread chronic lung diseases and a growing cause of suffering and mortality worldwide. It is predicted to become the third leading cause of death in the near future. Smoking is the most important risk factor, and about 50% of smokers develop COPD. Smoking cessation is the most important way to improve prognosis. The aim of the study was to describe difficulties of smoking cessation experienced by individuals with COPD who are unable to stop smoking.
methodsTen smokers (five women) with COPD, GOLD stage II, participated in semi-structured interviews in 2010. The data were analyzed using qualitative content analysis. The participants were recruited from the Obstructive Lung Disease in Northern Sweden (OLIN) studies.
resultsThe participants lives were governed by a lifelong smoking habit that was difficult to break although they had knowledge about the harmful effects and the consequences of COPD. The participants described incidents in their lives as reasons for never finding the time to quit smoking. Demands to quit smoking from other people could lead to continued smoking or get them started again after cessation as they did not want to be patronized. They wanted to receive support from relatives and care providers but they wanted to make the decision to quit on their own.
conclusionFor successful smoking cessation, it is important to understand the difficulties smokers are experiencing that influence their efforts to quit smoking. To achieve a successful lasting smoking cessation it might be more effective to first ensure that the smoker has the right internal motivation to make the decision to quit, then assist with smoking cessation.
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