Predictors of participation in a smoking cessation intervention group among low-income women.
The predictors of participation in a smoking cessation group among low-income women were examined. Fifty smokers were recruited from a Midwestern community primary care setting serving an uninsured, underinsured, and Medicaid population. Participants completed a questionnaire before the intervention, and eleven women chose to participate in the 6-week sessions. There were few differences between the control group (nonparticipants) and the intervention group. The intervention group had significantly higher intention-to-quit scores. Logistic regression analysis was used to predict group membership with age, self-efficacy, optimism, social support, nicotine dependence, intention-to-quit, and other smokers in the home as the predictor variables. The only two significant predictors of participation in the cessation intervention were self-efficacy and intention-to-quit smoking. The higher the intention-to-quit score and the lower the self-efficacy score (the belief that one can be successful in not smoking); the more likely these women were to participate in the group intervention. Results are discussed in terms of their clinical relevance as well as future research in the area.
Pohl
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University of Michigan, School of Nursing, Ann Arbor 48109-0482, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D011203:Poverty / Q000523:psychology*; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group; D020377:Self Efficacy; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000523:psychology*