Abstract

Background: The current study aimed to understand how people with mental health conditions who currently smoke or recently quit engaged with family members or peers when quitting and assessed interest in involving family or peers in cessation interventions. Methods: Adults with mental health conditions who smoke or had quit within the past 5 years were recruited from publicly funded mental health programs (N = 24). We conducted virtual qualitative interviews between November 2020 and August 2021 and analyzed the data using the rapid thematic analytic approach. Results: Most participants were men (62%), and 71% were current smokers. We found that: having family/peers who were interested in quitting presented communal quitting opportunities, communication that facilitated quitting tended to be encouraging, and strong relationships with family members increased willingness to involve them in cessation interventions. But family or peer support was less helpful for individuals who were not ready to quit. Conclusion: Training family and peers to engage in supportive behaviors may promote cessation in this population. Cessation interventions may benefit from recruiting support partners who share a strong relationship with the smoker.

摘要

背景：当前的研究旨在了解目前吸烟或最近戒烟的患有精神疾病的人在戒烟时如何与家人或同伴互动，并评估让家人或同伴参与戒烟干预的兴趣。方法：从公共资助的心理健康项目中招募在过去 5 年内吸烟或戒烟的患有心理健康问题的成年人 ( N  = 24)。我们在 2020 年 11 月至 2021 年 8 月期间进行了虚拟定性访谈，并使用快速主题分析法分析了数据。结果：大多数参与者是男性 (62%)，71% 是当前吸烟者。我们发现：让对戒烟感兴趣的家人/同龄人提供公共戒烟机会，促进戒烟的交流往往是令人鼓舞的，与家人的牢固关系增加了让他们参与戒烟干预的意愿。但是家庭或同伴的支持对那些还没有准备好戒烟的人帮助不大。结论：培训家人和同龄人参与支持行为可能会促进这一人群的戒烟。戒烟干预可能会受益于招募与吸烟者关系密切的支持伙伴。