Ahijevych Karen, Kuun Patty, Christman Sharon, Wood Teresa, Browning Kristine, Wewers Mary Ellen
Ohio State University Colleges of Nursing and Medicine and Public Health, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA.
Appl Nurs Res. 2003 May;16(2):93-102. doi: 10.1016/s0897-1897(03)00009-0.
Higher risks of tobacco-related morbidity and mortality in Appalachians provided the impetus for this qualitative study. The purpose was to describe beliefs about tobacco use and cessation among current and former tobacco users in rural Appalachia using focus groups. Findings included themes of nicotine addiction and pros and cons of tobacco use. The importance of family and personal independence in relation to tobacco were evident. Participants identified helpful tobacco treatment strategies. Similarities to treatment needs of tobacco users in general underscore the point that rural Appalachians require best practice tobacco treatment integrating unique cultural aspects of family and personal independence.
阿巴拉契亚人因烟草相关发病和死亡风险较高，促使开展了这项定性研究。目的是通过焦点小组描述阿巴拉契亚农村地区当前和以前吸烟者对烟草使用和戒烟的看法。研究结果包括尼古丁成瘾主题以及烟草使用的利弊。家庭和个人独立在烟草使用方面的重要性显而易见。参与者确定了有益的烟草治疗策略。与一般烟草使用者治疗需求的相似之处突出表明，阿巴拉契亚农村地区需要将家庭和个人独立等独特文化因素纳入其中的最佳实践烟草治疗。
