ArticleAddictive behaviors reports2019
An exploration of the barriers to attendance at the English Stop Smoking Services.
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- Effectiveness of the Offer of the Smoke Free Smartphone App Compared With No Intervention for Smoking Cessation: Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Trial
- Barriers to smoking interventions in community healthcare settings: a scoping review.Health promotion international · 2024Article
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- Effectiveness of personalized smoking cessation intervention based on ecological momentary assessment for smokers who prefer unaided quitting: protocol for a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Feasibility of tobacco cessation intervention at non-communicable diseases clinics: A qualitative study from a North Indian State.PloS one · 2023Article
- Effectiveness and determinants of smoking cessation in the Saudi Arabian Region of Jazan: A cross-sectional study.Tobacco induced diseases · 2023Article
- Can inpatient pharmacists move the needle on smoking cessation? Evaluating reach and representativeness of a pharmacist-led opt-out smoking cessation intervention protocol for hospital settings.American journal of health-system pharmacy : AJHP : official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists · 2022Article
- 'Very brief advice' (VBA) on smoking in family practice: a qualitative evaluation of the tobacco user's perspective.BMC family practice · 2020Article
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Abstract
introductionDespite the availability of effective stop smoking assistance, most smokers do not utilise formal cessation programmes such as the English Stop Smoking Services (SSS). We modified the Treatment Barriers Questionnaire (TBQ), developed in the USA, and distributed it to a sample of English smokers to explore the most important barriers to the use of the SSS.
methodsParticipants of Start2quit, a randomised controlled trial aiming to increase attendance at the SSS using tailored risk information and 'taster' sessions, who reported at follow-up that they had not attended the SSS, were asked to complete the TBQ; 672 (76.9% response rate) were retained for analysis. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) was conducted to examine the structure of the data. Multiple linear regressions were used to determine whether any participant characteristics were associated with particular barriers.
resultsThe most commonly endorsed items related to a lack of information on and a lack of confidence in the efficacy of the SSS. PCA yielded seven factors: Work and time constraints (Factor1); Smokers should quit on their own (Factor2); Nothing can help in quitting smoking(Factor3); Disinterest in quitting (Factor4); Lack of social support to attend (Factor5); Lack of privacy at programmes (Factor6); Lack of information and perceived availability (Factor7). Age was associated with Factors 1, 3 and 4, motivation to quit with Factors 2 and 4, and confidence in quitting with Factors 1, 2, and 3.
conclusionsThe findings suggest that many barriers exist, and they vary according to smoker demographics and characteristics, pointing to the need for tailored recruitment strategies.
trial registrationISRCTN76561916.
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