Does culture or illness change a smoker's perspective on cessation?

OBJECTIVES: To explore cultural context for smoking cessation within Chinese communities in Vancouver, and identify opportunities to support development of culturally appropriate resources for cessation. METHODS: Applied participatory approach involving community members, patients, and key-informants in the design and implementation of the research. RESULTS: Whereas many participants were motivated to quit, their perceptions of desire to do so were not supported by effective interventions and many attempts to quit were unsuccessful. CONCLUSION: Tobacco control clinics and care providers need to adopt culturally and linguistically relevant interventions to facilitate behavioral modifications and cessation in ethnic minority communities.