Supporting older people to quit smoking.
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.
Schofield
Irene
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Department of Nursing, Midwifery and Community Health, Glasgow Caledonian University.
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