title: Is pregnancy a teachable moment for smoking cessation among US  Latino expectant fathers? A pilot study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Pregnancy may be a time when US Latino expectant fathers consider quitting smoking. A 'teachable moment' is theorized to increase motivation to change a behavior through increased risk perceptions, emotional responses, and changes in self-image.
  
  
  METHODS
  We recruited 30 Spanish-speaking expectant fathers through their pregnant partners. We assessed expectant fathers' diet, exercise, and smoking and teachable moment constructs (risk perceptions, emotional responses, and self-image).We also tested correlations between teachable moment constructs and motivation to change behaviors.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Latino expectant fathers had high-risk perceptions that their smoking harmed the pregnancy (M=4.4, SD=0.5 on five-point scale) and strong emotional responses about their smoking during pregnancy (M=3.9, SD=1.1). They also felt it was their role to make the pregnancy healthy (M=4.4, SD=0.8). They felt less strongly that their diet and exercise affected the pregnancy. The teachable moment constructs for smoking were strongly correlated with motivation to quit smoking; the same was not true for diet and exercise.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Latino expectant fathers seem aware that their smoking could harm the pregnancy but seem less concerned about the effect of their diet and exercise on the pregnancy. Pregnancy may be a time to help Latino expectant fathers quit smoking.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, 2424 Erwin Road, Suite 602, Durham, NC 27705, USA. kathryn.pollak@duke.edu
authors.forename: Kathryn I
authors.initials: KI
authors.lastname: Pollak
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Denman
authors.forename: Kristina Coop
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Gordon
authors.forename: Pauline
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lyna
authors.forename: Pilar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rocha
authors.forename: Rebecca N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Brouwer
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fish
authors.forename: Donald H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Baucom
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005220:Fathers / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011247:Pregnancy; D012306:Risk; D016540:Smoking Cessation; D014481:United States