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- The study aimed to understand how former smokers manage to stay tobacco-free using qualitative research methods guided by Social Phenomenology.
- Interviews with 12 former smokers highlighted key factors influencing abstinence, including health benefits, social interactions, financial savings, coping with cravings, and self-determination.
- The findings emphasize the importance of providing support for former smokers, considering their social environment and the complex challenges they face in maintaining abstinence.
Article Abstract
OBJECTIVE To understand the experience of former smokers maintaining tobacco abstinence. METHODS Qualitative research using the theoretical-methodological reference of the Social Phenomenology, as defined by Alfred Schütz. The phenomenological interview was carried out in 2016 with 12 former smokers from a city in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The statements were organized into categories and discussed based on the literature. RESULTS The maintenance of tobacco abstinence was revealed in the categories: "Health, sociability, and financial gains"; "Living with the urge to smoke and with the increase of body weight"; "Self-determination and use of replacement strategies"; and "Staying away from cigarettes." CONCLUSIONS These results alert health professionals to the need to provide support to former smokers so they can remain smoke-free. This implies considering not only the negative effects of the tobacco abstinence, but also the social context in which former smokers are inserted that might have an impact on the maintenance or not of the cigarette withdrawal.
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| http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1983-1447.2017.04.2017-0027 | DOI Listing |
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