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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021

Addressing Smoking Cessation among Women in Substance Use Treatment: A Qualitative Approach to Guiding Tailored Interventions.

Isabel Martinez Leal, Matthew Taing, Virmarie Correa-Fernández, Ezemenari M Obasi, Bryce Kyburz, Kathy Le, Litty Koshy, Tzuan A Chen, Teresa Williams, Kathleen Casey and 2 more

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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24 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Urge Coping Mediates the Relationship Between Physical Activity and Smoking Outcomes in a Sample of Premenopausal Women Intending to Quit Smoking.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2025
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  5. Empowering Women in Tobacco Control: A Participatory Study on Household Smoking Behavior in Aceh, Indonesia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors.

Isabel Martinez LealDepartment of Psychological, Health & Learning Sciences, The University of Houston, 3657 Cullen Blvd Stephen Power Farish Hall, Houston, TX 77204, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0073-339X
Matthew TaingDepartment of Psychological, Health & Learning Sciences, The University of Houston, 3657 Cullen Blvd Stephen Power Farish Hall, Houston, TX 77204, USA.
Virmarie Correa-FernándezDepartment of Psychological, Health & Learning Sciences, The University of Houston, 3657 Cullen Blvd Stephen Power Farish Hall, Houston, TX 77204, USA.
Ezemenari M ObasiDepartment of Psychological, Health & Learning Sciences, The University of Houston, 3657 Cullen Blvd Stephen Power Farish Hall, Houston, TX 77204, USA.
Bryce KyburzIntegral Care, Austin, TX 78704, USA.
Kathy LeDepartment of Psychological, Health & Learning Sciences, The University of Houston, 3657 Cullen Blvd Stephen Power Farish Hall, Houston, TX 77204, USA.
Litty KoshyDepartment of Psychological, Health & Learning Sciences, The University of Houston, 3657 Cullen Blvd Stephen Power Farish Hall, Houston, TX 77204, USA.
Tzuan A ChenDepartment of Psychological, Health & Learning Sciences, The University of Houston, 3657 Cullen Blvd Stephen Power Farish Hall, Houston, TX 77204, USA.
Teresa WilliamsIntegral Care, Austin, TX 78704, USA.
Kathleen CaseyIntegral Care, Austin, TX 78704, USA.
Daniel P O'ConnorHealth Research Institute, The University of Houston, 4849 Calhoun Rd., Houston, TX 77204, USA.
Lorraine R ReitzelDepartment of Psychological, Health & Learning Sciences, The University of Houston, 3657 Cullen Blvd Stephen Power Farish Hall, Houston, TX 77204, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7165-5720

Funding

Testing a Digital Therapeutic for Smoking Cessation among Hispanic Persons who SmokeU54MD015946 · NIMHD · UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON · PI Fatima Aziz Merchant · 2020 to 2026
$22.0M
The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Cancer Care and Health-Related Quality of Life of Racial and Ethnic Minority Women Diagnosed with Breast CancerP20CA221697 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON · PI REITZEL, LORRAINE R · 2017 to 2020
$1.7M
Pilot Project 1: Mexican immigrants' biological and behavioral cancer risk based on stressP20CA221696 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI MCNEILL, LORNA H. · 2017 to 2020
$1.1M
NCI NIH HHS P20 CA221696NCI NIH HHS P20 CA221697NCI NIH HHS P20CA221697NIMHD NIH HHS U54 MD015946NIMHD NIH HHS U54MD015946
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Intersecting socially marginalized identities and unique biopsychosocial factors place women with substance use disorders (SUDs) experiencing myriad disadvantages at higher risk for smoking and stigmatization. Here, based on our work with women receiving care for SUDs in four participating treatment/women-serving centers (N = 6 individual clinics), we: (1) describe the functions of smoking for women with SUDs; and (2) explore participants' experiences of a comprehensive tobacco-free workplace (TFW) program, Taking Texas Tobacco-Free (TTTF), that was implemented during their SUD treatment. Ultimately, information gleaned was intended to inform the development of women-tailored tobacco interventions. Data collection occurred pre- and post-TTTF implementation and entailed conducting client (7) and clinician (5) focus groups. Using thematic analysis, we identified four main themes: "the social context of smoking," "challenges to finding support and better coping methods," "addressing underlying conditions: building inner and outer supportive environments," and "sustaining support: TFW program experiences." Women reported that: smoking served as a "coping mechanism" for stress and facilitated socialization; stigmatization hindered quitting; non-stigmatizing counseling cessation support provided alternative coping strategies; and, with clinicians, the cessation opportunities TTTF presented are valuable. Clinicians reported organizational support, or lack thereof, and tobacco-related misconceptions as the main facilitator/barriers to treating tobacco addiction. Effective tobacco cessation interventions for women with SUDs should be informed by, and tailored to, their gendered experiences, needs, and recommendations. Participants recommended replacing smoking with healthy stress alleviating strategies; the importance of adopting non-judgmental, supportive, cessation interventions; and the support of TFW programs and nicotine replacement therapy to aid in quitting.

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Smoking CessationSubstance-Related DisordersFemaleHumansSmoking PreventionTexasTobacco Use Cessation Deviceshealth disparitiesintersectionalitypolysubstance usetobacco-free workplacewomen-tailored smoking interventions

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PMID34072064
PMCPMC8198796

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