Barriers and Facilitators to Smoking Cessation Among People With Severe Mental Illness: A Critical Appraisal of Qualitative Studies

Conclusions: Findings were restricted to predominantly individual barriers to smoking cessation which may be more resistant to change as service users rely on smoking to manage their mental health and smoking is embedded in the culture of mental health settings. Implications: This critical appraisal identifies qualitative evidence regarding which factors facilitate or prevent individuals with severe mental illness from engaging with smoking cessation. Healthcare professionals and policy makers should address external barriers to quitting smoking as this may increase participation in intervention studies, inform policy and assist in the development of a feasible and acceptable smoking cessation intervention among PWSMI. Methodological considerations highlight that future research should include sociodemographic and contextual factors to improve utility and applicability of findings.
Source: Nicotine and Tobacco Research - Category: Addiction Authors: Tags: Review Source Type: research