title: Supporting older people to quit smoking.
abstract: Until recently there has been little attention paid in health policy and practice to older people who smoke. But this is changing because of the increasing numbers of current mid-life smokers who continue the habit into older age and because evidence is growing of the health benefits of smoking cessation for people with lung disease. Nurses can play a key role in providing information on the benefits of smoking cessation in later life, and giving advice and support with smoking cessation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Midwifery and Community Health, Glasgow Caledonian University.
authors.forename: Irene
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Schofield
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged / Q000523:psychology; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001294:Attitude to Health; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006291:Health Policy; D006379:Helping Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009042:Motivation; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011364:Professional Practice / Q000592:standards; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D012944:Social Support; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom