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dc.contributor.authorDiGiacomo, Michelle
dc.contributor.authorDavidson, Patricia
dc.contributor.authorDavison, J.
dc.contributor.authorMoore, L.
dc.contributor.authorAbbott, P.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T12:32:18Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T12:32:18Z
dc.date.created2015-09-29T01:51:45Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.identifier.citationDiGiacomo, M. and Davidson, P. and Davison, J. and Moore, L. and Abbott, P. 2007. Stressful life events, resources and access: key considerations in quitting smoking at an Aboriginal Medical Service. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 31 (2): pp. 174-176.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/22573
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1753-6405.2007.00037.x
dc.description.abstract

Objective: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people experience adverse health outcomes and have high rates of smoking and related illnesses. This brief report describes stress as a barrier to quitting smoking derived from reflections within an Aboriginal Medical Service and makes recommendations for intervention development. Methods: A high-intensity smoking cessation program was conducted within a suburban Aboriginal Medical Service in Western Sydney, Australia, over a 10-month period. The intervention included weekly cessation counselling sessions and dispensation of free nicotine replacement therapy (NRT). Results: During the observation period, 32 clients made quit attempts. To date, three clients (9%) have quit smoking. Chronic and intercurrent life stressors were noted to be the main barriers to smoking cessation described by participants. Conclusions: Achieving smoking cessation among Indigenous people is made significantly more complex because of multiple life stressors experienced. Implications: Future interventions targeting Indigenous Australians should take greater account of stressful life events and their impact on quitting smoking.

dc.publisherBlackwell Publishing
dc.subjectstress
dc.subjectSmoking cessation
dc.subjectAboriginal health
dc.titleStressful life events, resources and access: key considerations in quitting smoking at an Aboriginal Medical Service
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume31
dcterms.source.number2
dcterms.source.startPage174
dcterms.source.endPage176
dcterms.source.issn1326-0200
dcterms.source.titleAustralian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health
curtin.accessStatusOpen access via publisher


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