Resilience is associated with importance of quitting in homeless adult smokers
| Autor: | Morayo Akande, Patricia A. Cioe, Irene Glasser, Eric Hirsch |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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medicine.medical_treatment media_common.quotation_subject 030508 substance abuse Medicine (miscellaneous) Toxicology Affect (psychology) Quit smoking 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Cigarette smoking New England medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine media_common Smokers business.industry Targeted interventions Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Cross-Sectional Studies Ill-Housed Persons behavior and behavior mechanisms Smoking cessation Smoking Cessation Psychological resilience 0305 other medical science business Demography |
| Zdroj: | Addictive behaviors. 110 |
| ISSN: | 1873-6327 |
| Popis: | The prevalence of cigarette smoking in homeless populations is disproportionately high with rates between 57 and 80%. Resilience may affect a smoker's ability to successfully quit smoking. This cross-sectional study examined the association between resilience levels and smoking behaviors in homeless adults.Fifty-nine homeless adults were recruited from a large multi-service homelessness agency in the northeast United States. Surveys were administered to measure smoking behaviors and resilience.Most participants were current smokers (83.1%), with more than half (67.1%) identifying as "moderate smokers" (smoking 10-20 cigarettes per day). Of the current smokers, 93.9% reported smoking daily and 71.4% had tried to quit at least once in their lifetime. The number of quit attempts was significantly (p 0.05) associated with one's contemplation of quitting (r = 0.29) and how one viewed importance of quitting (r = 0.33). Resilience levels were significantly associated with how participants ranked importance of quitting (r = 0.37). Smokers reported a high desire to quit smoking, but level of confidence in their ability to quit was low. Difficulty in finding stable housing and social support were reported as barriers to quitting.This study demonstrates an association between importance of quitting and resilience levels in homeless adult smokers. Future work is needed to examine whether resilience is related to successful smoking cessation in homeless adults, and whether resilience levels can be increased with targeted interventions. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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