Background: Smoking is still common among teenagers and young adults, and about every third young smoker states that he/she wants to quit smoking. There are no obvious evidence-based methods for tobacco cessation for young adults, and therefore, the same methods are used for adolescents and adults. The aim was to study adolescents’ and young adult’s experiences and views about what support they would like for smoking cessation. Methods: A qualitative study using a descriptive and exploratory design was conducted. Young smokers 16 - 29 years old (n=25) were interviewed in five focus groups in southern Sweden. Data were analyzed by qualitative content analysis. Results: The results illuminate young people’s suggestions to develop a model for tobacco cessation. Four themes emerged; Finding your own motivation – a prerequisite for taking the first step towards giving up smoking. Existing support rejected - existing apps, support by SMS, and self-help brochures did not appeal to the adolescents. Agreement between friends – To sign an agreement between two friends, which included a fee for relapses. Supportive environment - To organize the model with duo groups and give adapted support, and create the opportunity to win simple prizes to celebrate achieved interim goals. Conclusions: The participants suggested that the model for tobacco cessation should contain an agreement between friends, contain professional support, as well as have elements of celebration and competition. The challenge will be to implement this model into environments where they live.
| Published in | Journal of Health and Environmental Research (Volume 6, Issue 3) |
| DOI | 10.11648/j.jher.20200603.13 |
| Page(s) | 61-67 |
| Creative Commons |
This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited. |
| Copyright |
Copyright © The Author(s), 2024. Published by Science Publishing Group |
Tobacco Cessation, Young Smokers, Interview Study
| [1] | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Preventing Tobacco Use Among Youth and Young Adults: A Report of the Surgeon General. In. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health, 2012; 2012. |
| [2] | World Health Organization.: WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2003. |
| [3] | Bear GG, Yang, C. Pasipanodya, E.: Assessing School Climate: Validation of a Brief Measure of the Perceptions of Parents. Journal Of Psychoeducational Assessment 2015, 33 (2): 115-129. |
| [4] | de Vries H, Candel M, Engels R, Mercken L: Challenges to the peer influence paradigm: results for 12-13 year olds from six European countries from the European Smoking Prevention Framework Approach study. Tob Control 2006, 15 (2): 83-89. |
| [5] | DiFranza JR, Savageau JA, Fletcher K, O'Loughlin J, Pbert L, Ockene JK, McNeill AD, Hazelton J, Friedman K, Dussault G et al: Symptoms of tobacco dependence after brief intermittent use: the Development and Assessment of Nicotine Dependence in Youth-2 study. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2007, 161 (7): 704-710. |
| [6] | Difranza JR, Sweet M, Savageau JA, Ursprung WW: The assessment of tobacco dependence in young users of smokeless tobacco. Tob Control 2011. |
| [7] | Edvardsson I, Troein M, Ejlertsson G, Lendahls L: Snus user identity and addiction. A Swedish focus group study on adolescents. BMC Public Health 2012, 12 (1): 975. |
| [8] | Baillie L, Lovato CY, Johnson JL, Kalaw C: Smoking decisions from a teen perspective: a narrative study. American journal of health behavior 2005, 29 (2): 99-106. |
| [9] | Aryal UR, Petzold M, Krettek A: Perceived risks and benefits of cigarette smoking among Nepalese adolescents: a population-based cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health 2013, 13: 187. |
| [10] | Zetterqvist M: Skolelevers drogvanor 2018, Rapport 178. In., vol. CAN rapport 178. CAN, Centralförbundet Alkohol och Narkotika upplysning; 2018. |
| [11] | Reid JL HD, Tariq U, Burkhalter R, Rynard VL, Douglas O.: Tobacco Use in Canada: Patterns and Trends,. In., Waterloo edn: ON: Propel Centre for Population Health Impact, University of Waterloo.; 2019. |
| [12] | Socialstyrelsen: Nationella riktlinjer för prevention och behandling vid ohälsosamma levnadsvanor. Stöd för styrning och ledning. In.; 2018. |
| [13] | Stanton A, Grimshaw G: Tobacco cessation interventions for young people. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2013 (8): Cd003289. |
| [14] | Graneheim UH, Lundman B: Qualitative content analysis in nursing research: concepts, procedures and measures to achieve trustworthiness. Nurse Educ Today 2004, 24 (2): 105-112. |
| [15] | David L. Morgan RAK: The Focus Group Guidebook: SAGE; 1998. |
| [16] | Korstjens I MA: Practical guidance to qualitative research. Part 4: Trustworthiness and publishing. European journal of general practice 2018, VOL. 24, NO. 1, 120–124. |
| [17] | WHO: Ottawa charter for health promotion. Can J Public Health 1986, 77 (6): 425-430. |
| [18] | WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: Guidelines for Implementation of Article 5.3, Article 8, Article 11, and Article 13. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2009. |
| [19] | Edvardsson I LL, Andersson T, Ejlertsson G: The social environment is most important for not using snus or smoking among adolescents. Health 2012, Vol. 4 No. 12, December 2012. |
| [20] | Nilsson M, Stenlund H, Bergstrom E, Weinehall L, Janlert U: It takes two: reducing adolescent smoking uptake through sustainable adolescent-adult partnership. J Adolesc Health 2006, 39 (6): 880-886. |
| [21] | Valdivieso-Lopez E, Flores-Mateo G, Molina-Gomez JD, Rey-Renones C, Barrera Uriarte ML, Duch J, Valverde A: Efficacy of a mobile application for smoking cessation in young people: study protocol for a clustered, randomized trial. BMC Public Health 2013, 13: 704. |
| [22] | Weman-Josefsson K, Lindwall M, Ivarsson A: Need satisfaction, motivational regulations and exercise: moderation and mediation effects. The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity 2015, 12: 67. |
APA Style
Ingrid Edvardsson Aurin, Katarina Haraldsson, Lena Lendahls. (2020). Tobacco Cessation – as We Want It: An Interview Study with Young People. Journal of Health and Environmental Research, 6(3), 61-67. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.jher.20200603.13
ACS Style
Ingrid Edvardsson Aurin; Katarina Haraldsson; Lena Lendahls. Tobacco Cessation – as We Want It: An Interview Study with Young People. J. Health Environ. Res. 2020, 6(3), 61-67. doi: 10.11648/j.jher.20200603.13
AMA Style
Ingrid Edvardsson Aurin, Katarina Haraldsson, Lena Lendahls. Tobacco Cessation – as We Want It: An Interview Study with Young People. J Health Environ Res. 2020;6(3):61-67. doi: 10.11648/j.jher.20200603.13
Share This Article
Twitter
Linked In
Facebook
Copy
Download@article{10.11648/j.jher.20200603.13,
author = {Ingrid Edvardsson Aurin and Katarina Haraldsson and Lena Lendahls},
title = {Tobacco Cessation – as We Want It: An Interview Study with Young People},
journal = {Journal of Health and Environmental Research},
volume = {6},
number = {3},
pages = {61-67},
doi = {10.11648/j.jher.20200603.13},
url = {https://doi.org/10.11648/j.jher.20200603.13},
eprint = {https://article.sciencepublishinggroup.com/pdf/10.11648.j.jher.20200603.13},
abstract = {Background: Smoking is still common among teenagers and young adults, and about every third young smoker states that he/she wants to quit smoking. There are no obvious evidence-based methods for tobacco cessation for young adults, and therefore, the same methods are used for adolescents and adults. The aim was to study adolescents’ and young adult’s experiences and views about what support they would like for smoking cessation. Methods: A qualitative study using a descriptive and exploratory design was conducted. Young smokers 16 - 29 years old (n=25) were interviewed in five focus groups in southern Sweden. Data were analyzed by qualitative content analysis. Results: The results illuminate young people’s suggestions to develop a model for tobacco cessation. Four themes emerged; Finding your own motivation – a prerequisite for taking the first step towards giving up smoking. Existing support rejected - existing apps, support by SMS, and self-help brochures did not appeal to the adolescents. Agreement between friends – To sign an agreement between two friends, which included a fee for relapses. Supportive environment - To organize the model with duo groups and give adapted support, and create the opportunity to win simple prizes to celebrate achieved interim goals. Conclusions: The participants suggested that the model for tobacco cessation should contain an agreement between friends, contain professional support, as well as have elements of celebration and competition. The challenge will be to implement this model into environments where they live.},
year = {2020}
}
TY - JOUR T1 - Tobacco Cessation – as We Want It: An Interview Study with Young People AU - Ingrid Edvardsson Aurin AU - Katarina Haraldsson AU - Lena Lendahls Y1 - 2020/07/04 PY - 2020 N1 - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.jher.20200603.13 DO - 10.11648/j.jher.20200603.13 T2 - Journal of Health and Environmental Research JF - Journal of Health and Environmental Research JO - Journal of Health and Environmental Research SP - 61 EP - 67 PB - Science Publishing Group SN - 2472-3592 UR - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.jher.20200603.13 AB - Background: Smoking is still common among teenagers and young adults, and about every third young smoker states that he/she wants to quit smoking. There are no obvious evidence-based methods for tobacco cessation for young adults, and therefore, the same methods are used for adolescents and adults. The aim was to study adolescents’ and young adult’s experiences and views about what support they would like for smoking cessation. Methods: A qualitative study using a descriptive and exploratory design was conducted. Young smokers 16 - 29 years old (n=25) were interviewed in five focus groups in southern Sweden. Data were analyzed by qualitative content analysis. Results: The results illuminate young people’s suggestions to develop a model for tobacco cessation. Four themes emerged; Finding your own motivation – a prerequisite for taking the first step towards giving up smoking. Existing support rejected - existing apps, support by SMS, and self-help brochures did not appeal to the adolescents. Agreement between friends – To sign an agreement between two friends, which included a fee for relapses. Supportive environment - To organize the model with duo groups and give adapted support, and create the opportunity to win simple prizes to celebrate achieved interim goals. Conclusions: The participants suggested that the model for tobacco cessation should contain an agreement between friends, contain professional support, as well as have elements of celebration and competition. The challenge will be to implement this model into environments where they live. VL - 6 IS - 3 ER -
Information
Email: