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The smoking cessation process
1School of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 53201.
Wisconsin Medical Journal
|January 1, 1991
Summary
This study identifies the smoking cessation process through interviews with smokers and ex-smokers. Key stages include thinking about quitting, making adjustments, and either maintenance or resumption of smoking.
Area of Science:
- Behavioral Science
- Psychology of Addiction
Background:
- Smoking cessation is a complex process with varying individual experiences.
- Understanding the perceived stages of quitting is crucial for developing effective interventions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify and describe the perceived smoking cessation process.
- To enhance current knowledge of behavioral change in smoking cessation.
Main Methods:
- In-depth, open-ended interviews were conducted with 25 ex-smokers (quit 1-7 years) and 22 current smokers who had previously quit.
- Systematic content analysis was employed to categorize participant responses.
Main Results:
- The smoking cessation process was described by participants through distinct stages.
- These stages include: thinking about quitting, making a case, quitting, making adjustments, meeting the challenge, resumption, or maintenance.
Conclusions:
- The findings support and expand existing models of behavioral change.
- Further research is needed to verify these identified stages of the smoking cessation process.