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Beliefs, Experience, and Interest in Pharmacotherapy among Smokers with HIV.
- Source :
- American Journal of Health Behavior; Mar/Apr2014, Vol. 38 Issue 2, p284-296, 13p, 4 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Objectives: To examine beliefs, prior use, and interest in using pharmacother­apy among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). Methods: Cross-sectional survey of smokers in a midwestern HIV clinic. Results: The sample (N = 146) included 69% men, 82% African Americans, 45% were in precontemplation for quitting, and 46% were interested in using pharmacotherapy. Primary reasons for non-use included cost and a belief that they would be able to quit on their own. Physician assistance was the strongest correlate of prior use. Perceived benefits and self-efficacy were the strongest correlates of willingness to use pharmaco­therapy. Conclusions: Future interventions should address misconceptions, perceived benefits, and self-efficacy for using cessation aids. Physicians should offer pharmacotherapy to all smokers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- ACADEMIC medical centers
ANALYSIS of variance
CHI-squared test
CONFIDENCE intervals
EPIDEMIOLOGY
EXPERIENCE
HEALTH attitudes
HIV infections
QUESTIONNAIRES
RESEARCH funding
SMOKING
T-test (Statistics)
PILOT projects
DATA analysis
MAXIMUM likelihood statistics
CROSS-sectional method
PATIENTS' attitudes
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10873244
- Volume :
- 38
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- American Journal of Health Behavior
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 91857822
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.5993/AJHB.38.2.14