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Rábade-Castedo C, Zamarrón-Sanz C, Hermida-Ameijeiras Á, Abelleira-Paris R, Casal-Mouriño A, Ferreiro-Fernández L, Rodríguez-Núñez N, Ricoy-Gabaldón J, Toubes-Navarro ME, Álvarez-Dobaño JM, Valdés-Cuadrado L. Effect of an intensive tobacco cessation program on the smoker narrative: A content analysis and grounded theory. Tob Induc Dis 2024; 22:TID-22-40. [PMID: 38362270 PMCID: PMC10867740 DOI: 10.18332/tid/183607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2023] [Revised: 12/28/2023] [Accepted: 02/01/2024] [Indexed: 02/17/2024] Open
Abstract
INTRODUCTION The smoker's narrative during smoking quitting provides insight into aspects not fully explored in daily clinical practice. The aim of the study was to analyze the smoker narrative using two types of methodologies: content analysis and grounded theory, before and after smoking cessation intervention, provided to the smoker in a specialized Smoking Cessation Unit accredited by the Spanish Society of Pneumology and Thoracic Surgery. METHODS A prospective observational study of current smokers included in a tobacco cessation program between 2017 and 2020 was conducted at the Smoking Cessation Unit of Santiago de Compostela Health Area, Spain. Routine clinical variables and patient narrative data were collected. A descriptive analysis of the sample, the content of the textual corpus, and a grounded theory were performed in semi-structured interviews at baseline and at follow-up at 6 months. RESULTS A total of 116 patients were included (mean age 55.6 ± 10.6 years; 56.9% male; mean nicotine dependence score 5.7 ± 1.6). Quantitative analysis of the narrative shows that the most frequent phrases and words are associated with smoking, nicotine craving, and predisposition for smoking cessation. After the intervention, phrases related to the manifestation of abstinence, response to pharmacological treatment, and self-perception of smoking cessation were predominant. In the qualitative analysis, the most frequent categories in the smoker's textual corpus were dependence, motivation, and emotionality, which decreased after the intervention (11.4%, 21.4%, and 9.9%, respectively) accompanied by increased satisfaction (19.2%) and the manifestation of abstinence (21.5%). CONCLUSIONS Motivation, nicotine dependence, and sensitivity to emotions are all closely intertwined in the current smoker narrative and can be modified as a consequence of treatment.
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Affiliation(s)
- Carlos Rábade-Castedo
- Servicio de Neumología, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, España
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago de Compostela (IDIS), Santiago de Compostela, España
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- Servicio de Neumología, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, España
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- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago de Compostela (IDIS), Santiago de Compostela, España
- Servicio de Medicina Interna, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, España
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- Servicio de Neumología, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, España
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- Servicio de Neumología, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, España
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- Servicio de Neumología, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, España
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago de Compostela (IDIS), Santiago de Compostela, España
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- Servicio de Neumología, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, España
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- Servicio de Neumología, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, España
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- Servicio de Neumología, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, España
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- Servicio de Neumología, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, España
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago de Compostela (IDIS), Santiago de Compostela, España
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- Servicio de Neumología, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, España
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago de Compostela (IDIS), Santiago de Compostela, España
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Nagawa CS, Lane IA, McKay CE, Kamberi A, Shenette LL, Kelly MM, Davis M, Sadasivam RS. Use of a Rapid Qualitative Method to Inform the Development of a Text Messaging Intervention for People With Serious Mental Illness Who Smoke: Formative Research Study. JMIR Form Res 2022; 6:e40907. [DOI: 10.2196/40907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2022] [Revised: 10/11/2022] [Accepted: 10/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
Background
People with serious mental illness are disproportionately affected by smoking and face barriers to accessing smoking cessation treatments in mental health treatment settings. Text-based interventions are cost-effective and represent a widely accessible approach to providing smoking cessation support.
Objective
We aimed to identify key factors for adapting text-based cessation interventions for people with serious mental illness who smoke.
Methods
We recruited 24 adults from mental health programs who had a serious mental illness and currently smoked cigarettes or had quit smoking within the past 5 years. We then conducted virtual qualitative interviews between November 2020 and August 2021. Data were analyzed using the rapid thematic analytic approach.
Results
We identified the following 3 major themes: (1) interplay between smoking and having a serious mental illness, (2) social contextual factors of smoking in adults with serious mental illness, and (3) smoking and quitting behaviors similar to the general population. Participants reported barriers and facilitators to quitting across the 3 themes. Within the “interplay between smoking and having a serious mental illness” theme, barriers included smoking to manage stress and mental health symptoms, and facilitators to quitting included the awareness of the harm of smoking on mental health and patient-provider discussions on smoking and mental health. In the “social contextual factors of smoking in adults with serious mental illness” theme, barriers included high social acceptability of smoking among peers. Positive support and the combined social stigma of smoking and having a mental health condition outside of peer groups motivated individuals to quit. Some participants indicated that low exposure to other smokers during the COVID-19 pandemic helped them to engage in cessation efforts. In the “smoking and quitting behaviors similar to the general population” theme, barriers included smoking after eating, having coffee, drinking alcohol, and experiencing negative social support, and facilitators included health concerns, improvement in the general quality of life, and use of evidence-based tobacco treatments when available.
Conclusions
People with serious mental illness often smoke to cope with intense emotional states, manage mental health symptoms, or maintain social bonds. Text message content emphasizing equally effective and less harmful ways for stress reduction and mental health symptom management may improve quit rates in individuals with serious mental illness.
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