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A community-based smoking-cessation program: self-care behaviors and success
S W Utz1, G F Shuster, E Merwin
1University of Virginia School of Nursing, Charlottesville 22903-3395.
Public Health Nursing (Boston, Mass.)
|October 1, 1994
Summary
Nurses can help clients quit smoking by understanding self-care actions. A community program showed 15% quit and 42% reduced smoking, highlighting cessation as a personalized learning process.
Area of Science:
- Nursing
- Public Health
- Behavioral Science
Background:
- Smoking cessation is critical due to severe health risks.
- Effective nursing interventions require understanding client self-efficacy and self-management.
- Orem's Self-Care Deficit Theory provides a framework for examining smoking cessation behaviors.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine variables influencing smoking cessation using Orem's Self-Care Deficit Theory.
- To evaluate the outcomes of a community-based smoking-cessation program.
- To identify actions associated with successful versus unsuccessful smoking cessation.
Main Methods:
- Utilized a model based on Orem's Self-Care Deficit Theory.
- Examined outcomes of a community-based smoking-cessation program.
- Collected data on self-care actions and program effectiveness.
Main Results:
- 15% of participants successfully quit smoking.
- 42% of participants reduced their smoking.
- Specific self-care actions were identified for successful quitters.
Conclusions:
- Smoking cessation is a process where individuals learn personalized strategies.
- Community-based programs can support smoking cessation efforts.
- Public health nursing plays a vital role in guiding individuals through cessation.