title: Smoking cessation strategy use among pregnant ex-smokers.
abstract: There is strong evidence for the beneficial health effects associated with smoking cessation during pregnancy. Although many pregnant women spontaneously quit smoking during pregnancy, postpartum relapse is high. Evidence suggests that pregnant women do not use smoking cessation strategies as identified by the 40-item Processes of Change Scale as frequently as others who quit smoking. The purpose of this study is to identify factors associated with pregnant exsmokers' use of experiential and behavioral smoking cessation strategies. A cross-sectional survey design is used for the study. From a sample of 201 primarily low-income pregnant women recruited to participate in a larger study, 58 were biologically confirmed ex-smokers. Multiple regression analysis reveals that motivation to quit smoking is the only significant factor explaining the use of experiential and behavioral smoking cessation strategies, accounting for 44% of the variance in experiential processes and 31% of the variance in behavioral processes.
authors.affiliation: University of Kansas Medical Center.
authors.forename: Monica S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Scheibmeir
authors.forename: Kathleen A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: O'Connell
authors.forename: Lauren S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Aaronson
authors.forename: Byron
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gajewski
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D009042:Motivation; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D011203:Poverty / Q000523:psychology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D037841:Pregnant People / Q000523:psychology*; D012008:Recurrence; D012044:Regression Analysis; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology*; D012907:Smoking / Q000523:psychology; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology*; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires