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Article: Helping cancer patients to quit smoking by understanding their risk perception, behavior, and attitudes related to smoking
Title | Helping cancer patients to quit smoking by understanding their risk perception, behavior, and attitudes related to smoking |
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Authors | |
Keywords | Cancer Oncology Psychological Risk perception Smoking |
Issue Date | 2014 |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jhome/5807 |
Citation | Psycho-Oncology, 2014, v. 23 n. 8, p, 870-877 How to Cite? |
Abstract | BACKGROUND: Evidence shows that smoking is a major cause of cancer, and cancer patients who continue smoking are at greater risk for all causes of mortality, cancer recurrence, and second primary cancers. Nevertheless, many cancer patients still smoke and are not willing to quit. This study aimed at understanding the needs and concerns of current and ex-smoking cancer patients, including their risk perceptions, and the behavior and attitudes related to smoking. METHODS: A qualitative research was conducted in an oncology outpatient clinic. A one-to-one semi-structured interview was conducted with current Chinese smokers and ex-smokers after they had been diagnosed with cancer. Data saturation was achieved after interviewing a total of 20 current smokers and 20 ex-smokers. RESULTS: A total of 241 patients who were smokers prior to their diagnosis of cancer were identified. Of 241 patients, 208 (86.31%) quitted and 33 (13.69%) continued smoking after receiving a cancer diagnosis. In general, patients who refused to quit smoking subsequent to a cancer diagnosis thought that the perceived barriers to quitting outweighed the perceived benefits of quitting. In contrast, most cancer patients who quit after their cancer diagnoses thought that the perceived benefits of quitting greatly outweighed the perceived barriers to quitting. CONCLUSIONS: It is vital that healthcare professionals should help cancer patients to quit smoking. Understanding how current smokers and ex-smokers perceive the risks of smoking, and their behavior, attitudes, and experiences related to smoking is an essential prerequisite for the design of an effective smoking cessation intervention. Copyright (c) 2014 John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/194834 |
ISSN | 2021 Impact Factor: 3.955 2020 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.410 |
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dc.contributor.author | Li, WHC | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Chan, SSC | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Lam, TH | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-02-17T02:14:41Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2014-02-17T02:14:41Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2014 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Psycho-Oncology, 2014, v. 23 n. 8, p, 870-877 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1057-9249 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/194834 | - |
dc.description.abstract | BACKGROUND: Evidence shows that smoking is a major cause of cancer, and cancer patients who continue smoking are at greater risk for all causes of mortality, cancer recurrence, and second primary cancers. Nevertheless, many cancer patients still smoke and are not willing to quit. This study aimed at understanding the needs and concerns of current and ex-smoking cancer patients, including their risk perceptions, and the behavior and attitudes related to smoking. METHODS: A qualitative research was conducted in an oncology outpatient clinic. A one-to-one semi-structured interview was conducted with current Chinese smokers and ex-smokers after they had been diagnosed with cancer. Data saturation was achieved after interviewing a total of 20 current smokers and 20 ex-smokers. RESULTS: A total of 241 patients who were smokers prior to their diagnosis of cancer were identified. Of 241 patients, 208 (86.31%) quitted and 33 (13.69%) continued smoking after receiving a cancer diagnosis. In general, patients who refused to quit smoking subsequent to a cancer diagnosis thought that the perceived barriers to quitting outweighed the perceived benefits of quitting. In contrast, most cancer patients who quit after their cancer diagnoses thought that the perceived benefits of quitting greatly outweighed the perceived barriers to quitting. CONCLUSIONS: It is vital that healthcare professionals should help cancer patients to quit smoking. Understanding how current smokers and ex-smokers perceive the risks of smoking, and their behavior, attitudes, and experiences related to smoking is an essential prerequisite for the design of an effective smoking cessation intervention. Copyright (c) 2014 John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. | - |
dc.language | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | John Wiley & Sons Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jhome/5807 | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartof | Psycho-Oncology | en_US |
dc.rights | Psycho-Oncology. Copyright © John Wiley & Sons Ltd. | en_US |
dc.subject | Cancer | - |
dc.subject | Oncology | - |
dc.subject | Psychological | - |
dc.subject | Risk perception | - |
dc.subject | Smoking | - |
dc.title | Helping cancer patients to quit smoking by understanding their risk perception, behavior, and attitudes related to smoking | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.identifier.email | Li, WHC: william3@hkucc.hku.hk | en_US |
dc.identifier.email | Chan, SSC: nssophia@hkucc.hku.hk | en_US |
dc.identifier.email | Lam, TH: hrmrlth@hkucc.hku.hk | en_US |
dc.identifier.authority | Li, WHC=rp00528 | en_US |
dc.identifier.authority | Chan, SSC=rp00423 | en_US |
dc.identifier.authority | Lam, TH=rp00326 | en_US |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1002/pon.3486 | en_US |
dc.identifier.pmid | 24493624 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-84905091239 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 227845 | en_US |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 227844 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000340268000004 | - |
dc.publisher.place | United Kingdom | en_US |
dc.relation.project | Provision of Service of a Youth Quitline Programme for Youth Smokers under the Department of Health | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 1057-9249 | - |