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16242245

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-6-26
pubmed:abstractText
The present report describes an investigation of differences in transtheoretical model constructs between 275 smokers with any medical illness, smokers with chronic illness specifically, and smokers who are medically healthy. In contrast to a previous report by Kristeller et al., we did not find higher process scores among medically ill smokers, instead finding more relapses and higher temptation scores among the medically ill smokers. Chronically ill smokers in particular reported high temptation to smoke in negative affect and habit/craving situations. Moreover, greater number of chronic illnesses was associated with increasing temptation and pros of smoking. We conclude that while medical smokers may report more quit attempts, they may have more difficulty staying quit than their healthy counterparts. Helping medically ill smoking patients to cope more effectively with highly tempting situations, to decrease perceived benefits of smoking, and to increase their use of the processes of change may lead to greater cessation success.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0306-4603
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
31
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1283-9
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Transtheoretical model constructs in smokers with and without medical illness: a second look at the medical effect.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Behavioral Sciences and Community Health MC3910, University of Connecticut Health Center, 263 Farmington Ave., Farmington, CT 06410, USA. juwagner@uchc.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article