Helping Adolescents Quit Smoking: A Needs Assessment of Current and Former Teen Smokers Export

@article{citeulike:4788406, abstract = {This study compared the survey responses of 280 current and former adolescent smokers for what they perceived would be helpful (or what had helped) in quitting smoking. The survey was developed from focus groups and was structured using Prochaska and DiClementes Stages of Change health behavior framework. Results showd that former smokers and current smokers in the preparation stage of change shared beliefs about the importance of interpersonal support, those who were contemplating a quit decision worried about obstacles and internal issues, and current smokers not thinking about quitting focused on external rewards. The findings that significant differences exist based on the adolescent smokers Stage of Change imply that this framework can be appropriately applied to this context.}, author = {Pingree, Suzanne and Boberg, Eric and Patten, Christi and Offord, Kenneth and Gaie, Martha and Schensky, Ann and Gustafson, David H. and Dornelas, Ellen and Ahluwalia, Jasjit}, citeulike-article-id = {4788406}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1207/S15327027HC1602_3}, doi = {10.1207/S15327027HC1602_3}, journal = {Health Communication}, keywords = {adolescents, psychassess, smoking, smoking\_cessation}, number = {2}, pages = {185--194}, posted-at = {2009-06-09 16:35:35}, priority = {2}, publisher = {Routledge}, title = {Helping Adolescents Quit Smoking: A Needs Assessment of Current and Former Teen Smokers}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1207/S15327027HC1602_3}, volume = {16}, year = {2004} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:4788406 L3 - citeulike-article-id:4788406 N2 - This study compared the survey responses of 280 current and former adolescent smokers for what they perceived would be helpful (or what had helped) in quitting smoking. The survey was developed from focus groups and was structured using Prochaska and DiClementes Stages of Change health behavior framework. Results showd that former smokers and current smokers in the preparation stage of change shared beliefs about the importance of interpersonal support, those who were contemplating a quit decision worried about obstacles and internal issues, and current smokers not thinking about quitting focused on external rewards. The findings that significant differences exist based on the adolescent smokers Stage of Change imply that this framework can be appropriately applied to this context. IS - 2 JF - Health Communication EP - 194 TI - Helping Adolescents Quit Smoking: A Needs Assessment of Current and Former Teen Smokers PB - Routledge VL - 16 SP - 185 KW - adolescents KW - psychassess KW - smoking KW - smoking_cessation AU - Pingree, Suzanne AU - Boberg, Eric AU - Patten, Christi AU - Offord, Kenneth AU - Gaie, Martha AU - Schensky, Ann AU - Gustafson, David AU - Dornelas, Ellen AU - Ahluwalia, Jasjit PY - 2004/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1207/S15327027HC1602_3 ER -