Improving the Perceived Self-Efficacy to Quit Smoking in Low Socioeconomic Adults: A Brief Smoking Cessation Intervention for Use in a Free Clinic setting
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Spaulding, Kendra
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Nursing
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The prevalence of cigarette smoking by persons of low socioeconomic status (SES) remains high despite the recent declines in smoking experienced by the rest of the population. Persons of low socioeconomic status are more prone to health disparities, have limited access to healthcare, and receive less assistance with smoking cessation when compared to persons of higher SES. Self-efficacy is frequently cited as a barrier to effective smoking cessation and sustenance in the low socioeconomic population. Evidence-based research demonstrates the effectiveness of using brief motivational interviewing interventions to improve smoker's self-efficacy. This Doctor of Nursing Practice improvement project sought to determine if a brief smoking cessation intervention carried out with adults of low SES who present to a free clinic can improve their perceived self-efficacy to quit smoking.
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Hawaii Pacific University