Changes in self-efficacy associated with success in quitting smoking in participants in Japanese smoking cessation therapy

AbstractResearch has found that an individual's perceived self-efficacy, supported by goals and the acceptance of potential obstacles, has the ability to assist in behaviour modification. By examining the narratives of cardiovascular patients undergoing smoking cessation counselling, this study highlights factors that individuals communicate in their narratives regarding changes to self-efficacy throughout the process of smoking cessation. Narrative analysis is used to establish those factors that cardiovascular patients assert to be the motivating or impeding factors in their smoking cessation efforts, particularly in relation to their initial readiness to quit smoking. The study's findings illustrate the social, physical and psychological barriers and motivating factors that exist for cardiovascular patients in the process of quitting smoking. The current study supplements past research illustrating that in-hospital programs are among the most influential smoking intervention strategies because they can be tailored to each patient's specific health problems and personal and social circumstances. The study concludes that the relationship formed between patients and intervention specialists can assist in raising an individual's self-efficacy to end an addictive behaviour.

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Relationship between tobacco craving and quitting smoking using Tobacco Craving Index (TCI) in Japanese smoking cessation therapy

Tobacco Induced Diseases ◽

10.18332/tid/141360 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 19 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Chie Taniguchi ◽

Hideo Saka ◽

Masahide Oki ◽

Kazunobu Tachibana ◽

Yasuhiro Nozaki ◽

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Keyword(s):

Smoking Cessation ◽

Quitting Smoking ◽

Smoking Cessation Therapy

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How Financial Incentives Increase Smoking Cessation: A Two-Level Path Analysis

Nicotine & Tobacco Research ◽

10.1093/ntr/ntaa024 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Floor A van den Brand ◽

Math J J M Candel ◽

Gera E Nagelhout ◽

Bjorn Winkens ◽

Constant P van Schayck

Keyword(s):

Smoking Cessation ◽

Program Evaluation ◽

Path Analysis ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Financial Incentives ◽

Intervention Group ◽

Secondary Analysis ◽

Medication Use ◽

Reward Responsiveness ◽

Quitting Smoking

Abstract Introduction Financial incentives effectively increase smoking cessation rates, but it is unclear via which psychological mechanisms incentives influence quit behavior. The current study examines how receiving financial incentives for smoking cessation leads to quitting smoking and investigates several mediators and moderators of that relationship. Aims and Methods The study sample consisted of 604 tobacco-smoking employees from 61 companies in the Netherlands who completed a baseline and follow-up questionnaire. The current study is a secondary analysis from a cluster randomized trial where employees received smoking cessation group counseling at the workplace. Participants in the intervention group additionally received financial incentives of €350 in total for 12-month continuous smoking abstinence. We used a two-level path analysis to test a model that assesses the effects of financial incentives through smoking cessation program evaluation, medication use, nicotine replacement use, attitudes, self-efficacy, and social influences on quit success. We additionally tested whether an individual’s reward responsiveness moderated the influence of incentives on quit success. Results The effect of financial incentives on quit success was mediated by a higher self-efficacy. Financial incentives were also associated with a higher use of cessation medication. A more positive program evaluation was related to higher self-efficacy, more social influence to quit, and more positive attitudes about quitting. The results did not differ significantly by individual reward responsiveness. Conclusions The results of the current study suggest that financial incentives may be used to increase medication use and self-efficacy for quitting smoking, which offers an indirect way to increase successful smoking cessation. Implications (1) This is the first study investigating via which psychological pathways financial incentives for quitting smoking can lead to long-term quit success. (2) The results showed a path between financial incentives and a higher likelihood of medication use. Incentives may encourage smokers to use medication in order to increase their chance of quitting smoking and receive the reward. (3) There was a path from financial incentives to quit success via a higher self-efficacy. (4) The effects of financial incentives did not depend on individual reward responsiveness.

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Correlated Factors with Quitting Attempts Among Male Smokers in Vietnam: A QUITLINE-Based Survey

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph16010084 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 16 (1) ◽

pp. 84 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Chau Ngo ◽

Ryan Chiu ◽

Hanh Chu ◽

Giap Vu ◽

Quang Nguyen ◽

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Keyword(s):

Smoking Cessation ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Associated Factors ◽

Economic Status ◽

Tobacco Consumption ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Smoking History ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Rural And Urban ◽

Quitting Smoking

Despite its decreasing prevalence, cigarette smoking remains the second leading cause of preventable death worldwide. In Vietnam, despite recent smoking cessation efforts, the prevalence of tobacco consumption remains high, particularly among males. In this study, we aim to evaluate the self-efficacy in quitting smoking (i.e., quitting confidence), intention to quit, and identifying associated factors among both rural and urban Vietnamese male populations. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 321 patients (52.7% urban and 47.4% rural inhabitants) who utilized QUITLINE services of Bach Mai Hospital (Hanoi, Vietnam). Socio-economic status, smoking history, cigarette usage data, and intent to quit were assessed. Baseline data were correlated with quitting confidence, to identify significant associated factors. The majority (75.9%) of participants were in the planning phase of cessation, yet 90.8% lacked complete confidence in their quitting ability. Older age, fewer cigarettes per day and previous quitting attempts were associated with quitting confidence (p < 0.05) and plans to quit (p < 0.05). Older smokers and previous quitters were more confident in their ability to quit in the near future and more likely to have made plans to quit. Future smoking cessation efforts should focus on improving self-efficacy, particularly among younger and newer smokers.

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‘Quit and Stay Quit Monday’ as a Novel Approach to Smoking Cessation: A Pilot Experimental Study

The Journal of Smoking Cessation ◽

10.1017/jsc.2017.14 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 13 (3) ◽

pp. 171-175

Author(s):

Elaine De Leon ◽

Norah L. Crossnohere ◽

Laura W. Fuentes ◽

Morgan Johnson ◽

Kevin Welding ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Smoking Cessation ◽

Information Seeking ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Intervention Group ◽

Standard Group ◽

Novel Approach ◽

Quitting Smoking ◽

Quasi Experimental ◽

Behaviour Changes

Introduction:Emerging evidence suggests a heightened interest in healthy behaviour changes, including smoking cessation, at the beginning of the week. Evidence from Google searches, quitlines, and cessation websites show greater information-seeking and interest in early week quitting.Aims:This pilot assesses the comparative effectiveness of a smoking cessation intervention that encourages participants to use Mondays as a day to quit or recommit to quitting smoking.Methods:We partnered with existing smoking cessation group programs to conduct a quasi-experimental, pre–post study. Both comparison and intervention groups received the same standard-care curriculum from program instructors. Intervention group participants received Monday materials including a wallet card and a mantra card during enrolment. On Mondays, intervention participants received an emailed tip-of-the-week and were encouraged to quit or recommit to quitting. Quit buddies were recommended in both groups, but intervention participants were encouraged to check-in with quit buddies on Mondays. The outcomes of smoking abstinence, number and length of quit attempts, and self-efficacy were assessed at the final program session and three months later.Results:At the last session, intervention group participants who were still smoking had a higher self-efficacy of quitting in the future, rated their programs as more helpful in quitting smoking, and were more likely to rate quit buddies as very helpful. Differences in self-efficacy were no longer observed at the second follow-up. No differences were observed between intervention and standard group participants in abstinence, number of quits, length of quits, or self-efficacy of staying quit at either follow-up.Conclusions:Encouraging results from this pilot study indicate that further research is needed to explore how Monday messaging may improve smoking cessation programs.

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Using Mass Media Communications to Promote Smoking Cessation in Turkey and Post-test Measurement

Journal of Global Oncology ◽

10.1200/jgo.18.54300 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4 (Supplement 2) ◽

pp. 139s-139s

Author(s):

M.P.T. Durgut

Keyword(s):

Smoking Cessation ◽

Behavioral Change ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Web Site ◽

Target Audience ◽

Perceived Benefits ◽

Quit Smoking ◽

Quitting Smoking ◽

Promote Smoking Cessation ◽

The Web

Background and context: In 2017 March, Turkey has launched a public campaign to promote smoking cessation among adults. The purpose of the campaign is to create awareness about the risks and health effects of cigarette smoking and to promote behavioral change, based on health behavior model (HBM.) Aim: To encourage behavioral change by decreasing perceived benefits of smoking and increasing perception of threat related to smoking among the target audience. decreasing perception of barrier related to behavioral change and increase sense of self-efficacy among the target audience Strategy/Tactics: · Three television advertisements aiming to increase perceived threat of smoking and to increase perceived benefits of quitting · Two radio advertisements aiming to increase self-efficacy to quit, · Web portal ( birakabilirsin.org ) aiming to increase self-efficacy to quit Outcomes: After the ad campaign, a quantitative survey was carried out aiming to measure the attitude about the key messages of the campaign and intention to quit smoking. The survey was conducted in October-November 2017 and used the in-person household survey method to reach samples of current cigarette smokers, ex-smokers and nonsmokers in Turkey aged 18 years and above (planned sample size is 1700). According to the results of the postcampaign evaluation, the messages of the campaign were retained with a high 85.5% Nearly half of those saying they quit after the campaign started declared that the campaign was effective in helping them quit smoking. 48% of those quit said that the campaign helped them to not restart smoking. 80% of those who never smoked stated that the campaign decreased their desire to try smoking. Half of the survey participants heard of the campaign Web site 7% of the people who heard of the Web site visited it. 68% of the participants who visited the Web site believed that the Web site would help in quitting smoking. What was learned: The results of the postcampaign evaluation show that the campaign was successful in establishing perceived risk of smoking, changing perception and attitudes and developing the intention of quitting smoking among the target population. The campaign also helped people to actually quit smoking. The mandated free publication of antitobacco PSAs in all local and national channels according to the Turkish Tobacco Control Laws positively affected the public access of the campaign.

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Development of a new craving index for anticipating quitting smoking in patients who undergo the Japanese smoking cessation therapy

Tobacco Induced Diseases ◽

10.18332/tid/114164 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 17 (December) ◽

Author(s):

Chie Taniguchi ◽

Hideo Tanaka ◽

Sumie Nakamura ◽

Sachiyo Saito ◽

Hideo Saka

Keyword(s):

Smoking Cessation ◽

Quitting Smoking ◽

Smoking Cessation Therapy

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Relationship between the strength of craving as assessed by the Tobacco Craving Index and success of quitting smoking in Japanese smoking cessation therapy

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0243374 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 15 (12) ◽

pp. e0243374

Author(s):

Chie Taniguchi ◽

Hideo Saka ◽

Isao Oze ◽

Sumie Nakamura ◽

Yasuhiro Nozaki ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Smoking Cessation ◽

Smoking Status ◽

Multivariate Logistic Regression Analysis ◽

Japanese Patients ◽

Lower Probability ◽

Multivariate Logistic Regression ◽

Quitting Smoking ◽

The Relationship ◽

Smoking Cessation Therapy ◽

First Session

Background We previously developed the Tobacco Craving Index (TCI) to assess craving of smokers. In the present study, we validated the relationship between the TCI grade over the 5 sessions of Japanese smoking cessation therapy (SCT) and success of quitting smoking among 889 Japanese patients. Methods The Japanese SCT consists of 5 sessions of SCT (first session and sessions 2, 4, 8 and 12 weeks later). In the TCI questionnaire, patients are asked to rate their strength of craving and frequency of craving, each on a four-point Likert scale. Patients are classified into one of four grades based on their responses (0, I, II, III, with III indicating severe craving). The TCI questionnaire was administered to each participant at each session of the SCT. This study included participants of Japanese SCT who answered the TCI at the first session of the SCT at five Japanese smoking cessation clinics. Patients who dropped out of the SCT from the second to the fifth sessions were considered to have failed smoking cessation. To elucidate how much the TCI grade predicts smoking status at the last session, we performed multivariate logistic regression analysis with adjustment for confounding factors. Results Participants who had higher TCI grade(III) in the 2nd through 5th sessions showed significantly lower probability for success of quitting smoking than those who had lower TCI grades(0 or I) (adjusted odds ratio: 2nd session: 0.30, 3rd session: 0.15, 4th session: 0.06, 5th session: 0.02). Conclusions We validated the usefulness of the TCI grade for assessing probability of quitting smoking by using a large number of smoking cessation settings.

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