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The smoking cessation process.

M E Wierenga1

  • 1School of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 53201.

Wisconsin Medical Journal
|January 1, 1991
PubMed
Summary
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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.

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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.

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  • 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.