scholarly journals INFLUENCE OF SMOKING BAN IN EATERIES ON SMOKING ATTITUDES AMONG ADULT SMOKERS IN KLANG VALLEY MALAYSIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Jinat Ahmed ◽  
Mathialagan AG ◽  
Nazmul Hasan
Keyword(s):  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Intention To Quit ◽  
Smoking Ban ◽  
Multiple Choice Questions ◽  
Quit Smoking ◽  
Validated Questionnaire ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Smoking Behaviors ◽  
Push Forward ◽  
Klang Valley

The objective of this study was to determine the effect of smoking ban in eateries on smoking behaviors and intention to quit smoking among adult smokers in Klang Valley. A validated questionnaire was utilized for this study whereby three variables of the study (socio-demographic characteristics, smokers attitude, and intention to quit smoking) were measured. The structured questionnaire contained closed ended questions where present of dichotomous(yes/no), multiple choice questions and 7-point likert scale questions. 600 questionnaires were distributed to target respondents in eateries of Klang Valley. The inclusion criteria were local citizen of Malaysia, those who gave consent to take part in the study, literate in English, smokers aged 18 years old and above. The data were analyzed utilizing SPSS software version 21.0. There were 504 completed and usable responses received, which represented an 84% response rate. Majority of smokers in Klang Valley were male which constituted around 78.2% of the respondents. Manufactured cigarette, 75.2% was the most preferred type of nicotine among smokers.  Smokers attitude and social support with a smoking ban in restaurants and eateries was significantly associated with intention to quit smoking. 73.8% of smokers agree that the smoking ban in eateries and restaurants have reduced their daily smoking frequency and 58.3% of smokers agreed that the nationwide smoking ban at eateries and public places aspire them to quit smoking.Smoking ban is beneficial to help reduce prevalence of smoking among smokers that in turn helps to reduce secondary smoking and burden of non-communicable diseases in the long run. Though only a little over half of the respondents claimed that the ban inspires them to quit smoking, this is a positive start as the ban was just introduced. When effectively implemented, they are seen as an important element of policy to support behavior change in favor of a healthy lifestyle. The Ministry of Health should push forward with the ban on public smoking as soon as possible. The ban should be in tandem with efforts to help smokers quit. Implementing this scheme nationwide would be a remunerative move to help strive for a better health and cleaner environment for this country.

scholarly journals Change in smoking cessation stage over 1 year in patients with schizophrenia: a follow up study in Japan

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuji Higuchi ◽  
Masaki Fujiwara ◽  
Naoki Nakaya ◽  
Maiko Fujimori ◽  
Chinatsu Hayashibara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
Smoking Status ◽  
Intention To Quit ◽  
Baseline Survey ◽  
Smoking Cessation Treatment ◽  
Follow Up Study ◽  
Quit Smoking ◽  
Quitting Smoking ◽  
Smoking Behaviors

Abstract Background We performed a follow up study about willingness and behaviors to quit smoking among smokers with schizophrenia in Japan. Methods Participants were outpatients with schizophrenia aged 20–69 years who had been visiting the hospital for ≥1 year as of April 1, 2016, and had visited the hospital more than once in the previous 6 months. A baseline survey on smoking behaviors including current smoking status and smoking cessation stage, was administered in 420 participants that were randomly extracted from a patient pool (n = 680) in 2016, and a follow-up survey was administered in 2017. We calculated the distribution and change in smoking cessation stage, number of smokers and nonsmokers after 1 year, and quitting rate from a naturalistic 1-year smoking-cessation follow up. Results The number of baseline respondents was 350; 113 current smokers and 68 former smokers. Among the 113 current smokers, 104 (92.0%) were followed for 1 year, 79 (70.0%) were interested in smoking cessation, and only 7 had received smoking cessation treatments at baseline. Among the tracked 104 participants, only 6 (5.8%) stopped smoking after 1 year. Among the 25 participants who had intentions to quit smoking within 6 months at baseline, 6 (24.0%) maintained their intention to quit smoking for 1 year, and 16 (64.0%) did not maintain their intention to quit smoking. Conclusions Our findings showed that many smokers with schizophrenia were interested in quitting smoking, but few patients received treatment and actually quit smoking. Timely intervention, including the option to receive smoking cessation treatment, is necessary for those patients with schizophrenia who smoke. Trial registration UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN000023874, registered on August 31, 2016).

scholarly journals A Comparison of Gender Differences in Smoking Behaviors, Intention to Quit, and Nicotine Dependence among Thai University Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dujrudee Chinwong ◽  
Ngamtip Mookmanee ◽  
Jongkonnee Chongpornchai ◽  
Surarong Chinwong
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
University Students ◽  
Nicotine Dependence ◽  
Intention To Quit ◽  
P Value ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Quit Smoking ◽  
Smoking Behaviors ◽  
Dependence Level

Background. Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death. In Thailand, the prevalence of smoking is about 15-20 times higher among men than women. This study aimed to investigate gender differences among university students concerning smoking behaviors, nicotine dependence, and intention to quit smoking. Methods. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect information from participants who were current smokers studying at a university in northern Thailand. Snowball sampling was used to recruit participants. Results. Of 364 participants, there were 321 males and 43 females. This study showed higher smoking behaviors among males than females; males were more likely to smoke every day than females (67.0 and 41.9%, respectively, p value=0.002), and the average number of cigarettes daily was higher among males than females (8.4 and 5.5, respectively, p value=0.006). The sources of cigarettes differed between males and females. The nicotine dependence level, as measured by the Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence, was quite low in both male and female smokers and did not differ significantly (mean score of 2.3±2.2 for males, 1.8±1.8 for females; p value=0.123). Females were more likely than males toward intention to quit in the next 30 days (51.2 and 34.0%, respectively, p value=0.041). The most common reason for intention to quit was awareness of harm to health, for which females were more concerned than males. Conclusion. Male and female university students who smoked differed in smoking behaviors and intention to quit, but not in nicotine dependence level. The university should provide health promotion to help students quit smoking.

Creating a Smoke-Free Hospital: Attitudes and Smoking Behaviors of Nurses and Physicians

1994 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 108-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frances A. Stillman ◽  
Donald A. Hantula ◽  
Robert Swank
Keyword(s):  
Smoking Behavior ◽  
The United States ◽  
Smoking Ban ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Quit Smoking ◽  
Smoking Policy ◽  
Smoke Free Policy ◽  
Smoking Behaviors ◽  
Nurses And Physicians ◽  
Free Environment

Purpose. To assess smoking prevalence and attitudes of physicians and nurses before a smoking ban. The relationship between pre-ban attitudes and post-ban smoking behavior was also studied. Design. This is a prospective descriptive study of a cohort of nurses and physicians who were surveyed six months before and six months after a ban on smoking was implemented. Setting. A large, 1,000-bed teaching hospital in the Northeast of the United States. Subjects. All full-time members of the medical (n=1,496) and nursing staff (n=1,500) were surveyed. The overall response rate for the cohort was 41 % for physicians and 39% for nurses. Measures. Surveys included standardized questions on current smoking behavior, and sociodemographic variables. Attitudes toward quitting and the smoking policy and attitudes about implementation and enforcement of the smoking ban were included. Results. Both physicians and nurses were supportive of a smoke-free policy, but the two groups differed significantly on attitudes related to implementation and enforcement, with nurses being more accommodating toward smoking and less likely to enforce a ban on smoking. Physicians were more likely than nurses to quit smoking after implementation of the ban. Pre-ban attitudes were not predictive of post-ban changes in smoking behavior. Conclusions. Physicians and nurses agreed with establishing a smoke-free environment but disagreed over the efforts needed to maintain the smoke-free environment. Quitting behavior was not influenced by pre-ban attitudes.

Smokers’ (Dis)satisfaction, Persuasive Constraint, and Influence of Expert and Non-Expert Sources

2006 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan M. Falomir-Pichastor ◽  
Gabriel Mugny ◽  
Federica Invernizzi
Keyword(s):  
Intention To Quit ◽  
Motivation To Change ◽  
Internal Motivation ◽  
Quit Smoking ◽  
External Constraint ◽  
Source Study ◽  
Expert Sources

The present research tested the hypothesis that an internal motivation to change is elaborated as an external constraint and is less predictive of change when the source is expert than when it is non-expert. In two studies, smokers were categorized as either dissatisfied or moderately satisfied according to their degree of dissatisfaction with their image as smokers (i.e., internal motivation to change). They were then exposed to an antismoking argument attributed either to an expert or to a non-expert source. Compared to moderately satisfied smokers, dissatisfied smokers perceived the source as making less effort to convince them (Study 1, N = 43), and as being less disrespectful (Study 2, N = 81), but this pattern was significant only for the non-expert source. Study 2 also showed that experts had more influence on intention to quit smoking among moderately satisfied smokers, whereas non-experts had more influence among dissatisfied smokers.

scholarly journals Psychological morbidity as a moderator of intention to quit smoking: a study of smokers and former smokers

2013 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 461-468 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Fernanda Besteiro Afonso ◽  
Maria Graca Pereira Alves
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Psychological Morbidity ◽  
Intention To Quit ◽  
Cognitive Representations ◽  
Quit Smoking ◽  
Former Smokers ◽  
Emotional Representations ◽  
The Relationship

OBJECTIVE: To analyze psychological morbidity as a moderator of the relationship between smoking representations and quality of life in smokers and former smokers, as well as to determine which psychological variables discriminate between smokers with and without the intention to quit smoking. METHODS: This was a quantitative, correlational cross-sectional study involving a convenience sample of 224 smokers and 169 former smokers. RESULTS: In smokers and former smokers, psychological morbidity had a moderating effect on the relationship between mental/physical quality of life and smoking representations (cognitive representations, emotional representations, and comprehensibility). Smokers with the intention to quit smoking more often presented with low comprehensibility, threatening emotional representations, behavioral beliefs, and perceived behavioral control, as well as with normative/control beliefs, than did those without the intention to quit. CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study underscore the importance of the moderating effect exerted by psychological morbidity, as well as that of sociocognitive variables, among smokers who have the intention to quit smoking.

scholarly journals Smoking while using contraceptives: Risk perception and behavioral intention to quit

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
C M Van Der Heijde ◽  
F Hilverda ◽  
P Vonk
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Contraceptive Method ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Education Level ◽  
Intention To Quit ◽  
Point Scale ◽  
Academic Degree ◽  
Quit Smoking ◽  
Insight Into

Abstract Background Combining smoking with contraceptives containing ethinylestradiol increases the risk at several health issues, such as thrombosis, cardiovascular diseases and pulmonary embolism, especially when women are 35 years or older. It is important to inform women at an early stage and encourage them to quit smoking or change their contraceptive. The aim of this study is twofold. 1) using the Protection Motivation theory, we examine the predictors of the intention to quit smoking or change the currently used contraceptive method. 2) we provide insight into women's preferred ways to be informed and possible facilitators to change their behavior. Methods 68 Women, between 25 and 60 (mean age 30.6, sd 6.6; academic degree 78%), using the combination of smoking and ethinylestradiol containing contraceptives of a General Practice in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, filled in a questionnaire. Predictors were cigarette dependence (cds-5), perceived severity, vulnerability, response efficacy and self-efficacy. Outcome variables: intention to quit smoking or the current contraceptive. Results The average intention to quit smoking was higher (3,26 on a 5-point scale) than the average intention to quit the contraceptive method (2,47 on a 5-point scale). The predictors vulnerability, education level and reason for contraceptive use significantly predicted the intention to quit smoking (F(3, 65) = 40.22, p = .03), while self-efficacy and education level significantly predicted the intention to quit the contraceptive method. (F(2, 66) = 32.36, p =.02) Conclusions Risk perception stimulates women to quit smoking, while perceiving oneself capable of quitting or having alternatives is related to contraceptive change. A second wave of data is collected to enlarge the sample size. We add a qualitative study to get insight into strategies to alter women's behavior. This study will inform risk communicators and health care professionals, ultimately resulting in less women with this combination. Key messages Quitting smoking is potentially popular in a group of women with the risky combination of smoking with contraceptives containing ethinylestradiol. Risk perception stimulates women to quit smoking, while perceiving oneself capable of quitting or having alternatives is related to contraceptive change.

scholarly journals Will delay discounting predict intention to quit smoking?

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 273-280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liqa N. Athamneh ◽  
Jeffrey S. Stein ◽  
Warren K. Bickel
Keyword(s):  
Delay Discounting ◽  
Intention To Quit ◽  
Quit Smoking
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