title: Helping adolescents quit smoking:a needs assessment of current and former teen smokers.
abstract: This study compared the survey responses of 280 current and former adolescent smokers for what they perceived would be helpful (or what had helped) in quitting smoking. The survey was developed from focus groups and was structured using Prochaska and DiClementes Stages of Change health behavior framework. Results showed that former smokers and current smokers in the preparation stage of change shared beliefs about the importance of interpersonal support, those who were contemplating a quit decision worried about obstacles and internal issues, and current smokers not thinking about quitting focused on external rewards. The findings that significant differences exist based on the adolescent smokers Stage of Change imply that this framework can be appropriately applied to this context.
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA. spingree@wisc.edu
authors.forename: Suzanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pingree
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Boberg
authors.forename: Christi
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Patten
authors.forename: Kenneth
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Offord
authors.forename: Martha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gaie
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schensky
authors.forename: David H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Gustafson
authors.forename: Ellen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dornelas
authors.forename: Jasjit
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ahluwalia
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020380:Needs Assessment; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012907:Smoking / Q000523:psychology; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000523:psychology*; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D040241:Social Marketing; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States