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Lifetime Smoking Patterns and Preferences for Smoking Cessation Among Women Veterans Receiving Veterans Health Administration Care.
- Source :
- Qualitative Health Research; Dec2019, Vol. 29 Issue 14, p2096-2107, 12p
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- The objective of this study was to identify common themes among women veterans who smoke or recently quit and had used smoking cessation treatment within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). The study built upon previous research by utilizing in-depth interviews to encourage disclosure of potentially stigmatized topics. Twenty women veterans enrolled in VHA care engaged in a quality improvement project focused on improving smoking cessation services. Qualitative analysis of de-identified interviews used a combination of content analysis and thematic analysis within the sociopharmacological model of tobacco addiction. Findings revealed that participants' smoking was influenced by woman veteran identity and by several gender-related contextual factors, including military sexual trauma and gender discrimination. Findings also highlighted other contextual factors, such as personal autonomy, emotional smoking triggers, and chronic mental health concerns. Findings are interpreted within the context of cultural power imbalances, and recommendations are provided for VHA smoking cessation for women veterans. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- SMOKING & psychology
ATTITUDE (Psychology)
CONTENT analysis
GROUP identity
INTERPERSONAL relations
INTERVIEWING
RESEARCH methodology
MENTAL health
QUALITY assurance
REINFORCEMENT (Psychology)
RESEARCH funding
SEXISM
SMOKING cessation
SOCIAL stigma
PSYCHOLOGY of veterans
PSYCHOLOGY of women
QUALITATIVE research
JUDGMENT sampling
THEMATIC analysis
PROMPTS (Psychology)
PATIENTS' attitudes
PATIENT autonomy
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10497323
- Volume :
- 29
- Issue :
- 14
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Qualitative Health Research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 139626269
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732319857536