Reconceptualizing motivation for smoking cessation among people with rheumatoid arthritis as incentives and facilitators

ConclusionsBecoming aware of the effects of smoking on arthritis provides an important motivation to quit smoking that may counter RA‐specific barriers to smoking cessation. Further research is needed to test whether similar incentives and facilitators of smoking cessation exist in other chronic illnesses, and how to develop interventions to address these motivational processes.

Source: Musculoskeletal Care - December 13, 2017 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Megan E. Gath, Lisa K. Stamp, Pip Aimer, Simon Stebbings, Gareth J. Treharne Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research