RESUMO
There is strong evidence for the beneficial health effects associated with smoking cessation during pregnancy. Although many pregnant women spontaneously quit smoking during pregnancy, postpartum relapse is high. Evidence suggests that pregnant women do not use smoking cessation strategies as identified by the 40-item Processes of Change Scale as frequently as others who quit smoking. The purpose of this study is to identify factors associated with pregnant exsmokers' use of experiential and behavioral smoking cessation strategies. A cross-sectional survey design is used for the study. From a sample of 201 primarily low-income pregnant women recruited to participate in a larger study, 58 were biologically confirmed ex-smokers. Multiple regression analysis reveals that motivation to quit smoking is the only significant factor explaining the use of experiential and behavioral smoking cessation strategies, accounting for 44% of the variance in experiential processes and 31% of the variance in behavioral processes.
Assuntos
Atitude Frente a Saúde , Complicações na Gravidez/prevenção & controle , Gestantes/psicologia , Autocuidado/psicologia , Abandono do Hábito de Fumar/psicologia , Prevenção do Hábito de Fumar , Adaptação Psicológica , Adolescente , Adulto , Estudos Transversais , Análise Fatorial , Feminino , Comportamentos Relacionados com a Saúde , Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde , Humanos , Motivação , Pesquisa Metodológica em Enfermagem , Pobreza/psicologia , Gravidez , Complicações na Gravidez/psicologia , Recidiva , Análise de Regressão , Comportamento de Redução do Risco , Autocuidado/métodos , Fumar/psicologia , Abandono do Hábito de Fumar/métodos , Inquéritos e QuestionáriosRESUMO
There is a wealth of opportunities for nurses to facilitate smoking cessation with their patients. Nurses have shown to have a modest but positive effect on cessation rates when they deliver brief or intensive counseling. Because nurses work in a multitude of clinical settings, they can impact both prevention and treatment of nicotine addiction associated with cigarette use. More nurses need to be educated about their role in reducing the morbidity and mortality of tobacco-related diseases.
