Factors Contributing to the Intention to Quit Smoking in Community-dwelling Elderly Smokers.
10.12799/jkachn.2012.23.4.358
- Author:
Jung Soon KIM
1
;
Jung Ok YU
;
Myo Sung KIM
Author Information
1. College of Nursing, Pusan National University, Yangsan, Korea. jungok.yu@pusan.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Aged;
Smoking cessation;
Intention
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Aged;
Surveys and Questionnaires;
Humans;
Intention;
Logistic Models;
Nutrition Surveys;
Smoke;
Smoking;
Smoking Cessation
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing
2012;23(4):358-365
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate factors associated with the intention to quit smoking in community-dwelling elderly smokers. METHODS: From the database of the Fourth Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES-IV), the researchers selected 448 elderly smokers over the age of 65. Data were analyzed with the chi2 test and multiple logistic regression using the SPSS/WIN 18.0 program. RESULTS: Of the respondents, 45.5% intended to quit. The factors associated with the intention to quit were relative youth, having limit of activity day living and having past attempts to quit. CONCLUSION: Population-based smoking cessation programs, especially those targeted at the elderly, should take these predictors into consideration in the design of interventions.
