Beliefs about health, smoking, and future smoking cessation among South Korean men hospitalized for cardiovascular disease
| Autor: | Mi Sook Ahn, Neal L. Benowitz, Erika Sivarajan Froelicher, Nancy A. Stotts, Dianne J. Christopherson, Min Sohn, Yangsoo Jang, Kyung Soo Kim |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Adult Male medicine.medical_specialty Cross-sectional study media_common.quotation_subject medicine.medical_treatment Low Confidence Health Behavior Disease Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine Risk Factors Intervention (counseling) Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Humans Psychiatry media_common Aged Korea business.industry Addiction Smoking Odds ratio Middle Aged Confidence interval Hospitalization Cross-Sectional Studies Cardiovascular Diseases Smoking cessation Smoking Cessation Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Attitude to Health Demography |
| Zdroj: | Heartlung : the journal of critical care. 36(5) |
| ISSN: | 0147-9563 |
| Popis: | Background A particularly high rate of smoking among South Korean men corresponds to high rates of cardiovascular disease. Objectives This study evaluated South Korean men hospitalized with cardiovascular disease to explore beliefs about the health benefits of smoking cessation, to determine smoking cessation intentions, and to identify factors associated with confidence in quitting smoking. Methods This was a cross-sectional, descriptive study. Results Of the study’s 97 participants, only 78% believed that smoking cessation avoids or decreases the chance of developing heart disease; 93% reported their intention to quit; 74% had moderate to high confidence about quitting within the month after hospital discharge; and 88% preferred to quit by themselves without help. Significant predictors of low confidence in quitting were being married (odds ratio: 5.54, 95% confidence interval: 1.33–23.08); being alcohol dependent (odds ratio: 3.25, confidence interval: 1.20–8.80); and starting to smoke at or before 20 years of age (odds ratio: 2.96, confidence interval: 1.14–7.68). Conclusion The study’s participants were motivated to quit smoking for their health, but they must be educated to understand that smoking is addictive and that special intervention is needed. |
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