Changes in Smokers' Perception about smoking before and after Participation in a Hospitalized Smoking Cessation Program.
10.4040/jkan.2005.35.6.1163
- Author:
Sung Ok CHANG
1
;
Sung Rae SHIN
;
Hung Kyu KIM
;
Sang Suk KIM
;
Eun Ae JU
Author Information
1. College of Nursing, Korea University. sungok@korea.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article ; English Abstract
- Keywords:
Smoking
- MeSH:
Smoking Cessation/*psychology;
Smoking/prevention & control/*psychology;
Middle Aged;
Male;
Humans;
Hospitalization;
Female;
*Attitude to Health;
Adult
- From:
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
2005;35(6):1163-1173
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study was done to analyze the changes in smokers' subjectivity about smoking before and after participation in a 5-day hospitalized smoking cessation program. Design: Q-methodology, which provides a scientific method on subjectivity, was applied. Findings: Nine types of subjectivity changes about smoking were identified; Type I, Nicotine craving --> Confident of self control for smoking; Type II, Nicotine craving --> Cognition of the link between habituation and smoking, Type III, Nicotine craving --> Nicotine craving, Type IV, smoking as a social behavior --> Cognition of the link between habituation and smoking, Type V, smoking as a social behavior --> Motive to turn away from being addicted to smoking to being healthy, Type VI, Habitual smoking --> Confident of self control for smoking, Type VII, Habitual smoking --> Cognition of the link between habituation and smoking, Type VIII, Habitual smoking --> Motive to turn away from being addicted to smoking to being healthy and Type IX, Denial of the negative effects of smoking --> Confident of self control for smoking CONCLUSION: The types of changes in smokers' subjectivity before and after the smoking cessation program in this study suggest a better tailored intervention for individual smokers. The types of changes on smokers' subjectivity provide insight about which factors of the interventions for smoking cessation are especially valued for a particular group of smokers.
