Comparison of characteristics among Korean American male smokers between survey and cessation studies

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dc.contributor.authorKim, Sun S.
dc.contributor.authorKim, Seongho
dc.contributor.authorMcKay, Colleen E.
dc.contributor.authorZiedonis, Douglas M.
dc.contributor.departmentSystems and Psychosocial Advances Research Center
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Psychiatry
dc.date2022-08-11T08:10:30.000
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-23T17:11:25Z
dc.date.available2022-08-23T17:11:25Z
dc.date.issued2013-06-10
dc.date.submitted2017-06-27
dc.description.abstractThis study compared characteristics of Korean American men in two studies: a telephone survey with a random sample of Korean American men who reported daily smoking versus a smoking cessation clinical trial with a convenience sample of Korean American men who reported smoking at least 10 cigarettes a day. Guided by the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), both studies attempted to explain how much its theoretical variables (attitudes, perceived social norms, and self-efficacy) would explain quit intentions in Korean American men. Participants in the cessation study were less likely to have health insurance coverage (χ2 [2, 271] = 138.31, p = 0.001) than those in the survey study. The cessation group was more likely to smoke in indoor offices (χ2 [1, 231] = 18.09, p = 0.003) and had higher nicotine dependence than the survey group (t269 = 3.32, p = 0.001) but these differences became insignificant when only those who smoked 10 or more cigarettes were compared. Participants in the cessation study had more positive attitudes towards quitting (t267 = 4.99, p < 0.001), stronger perceived social norms favoring quitting (t269 = 5.63, p < 0.001) and greater quit intentions (t268 = 9.86, p < 0.001) at baseline than those in the survey study. Korean American men are more likely to have a quit intention and make a quit attempt when they have more positive and fewer negative attitudes towards quitting and perceive stronger social norms favoring quitting. To motivate Korean American men to quit smoking, clinicians should underscore the immediate health benefits of quitting, promote quitting with cessation aids to reduce perceived risks of quitting in anticipation of withdrawal symptoms, and encourage family members to relate firm anti-smoking messages.
dc.identifier.citationKim, S. , Kim, S. , McKay, C. and Ziedonis, D. (2013) Comparison of characteristics among Korean American male smokers between survey and cessation studies. Open Journal of Preventive Medicine, 3, 293-300. doi: 10.4236/ojpm.2013.33040. <a href="https://doi.org/10.4236/ojpm.2013.33040">Link to article on publisher's website</a>
dc.identifier.contextkey10359248
dc.identifier.doi10.4236/ojpm.2013.33040
dc.identifier.legacycoverpagehttps://escholarship.umassmed.edu/psych_pp/811
dc.identifier.legacyfulltexthttps://escholarship.umassmed.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1815&amp;context=psych_pp&amp;unstamped=1
dc.identifier.submissionpathpsych_pp/811
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/46275
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.rightsCopyright © 2013 Sun S. Kim et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
dc.source.issue3
dc.source.journaltitleOpen Journal of Preventive Medicine
dc.source.pages293-300
dc.source.volume3
dc.subjectSmoking
dc.subjectSmoking Cessation
dc.subjectTheory of Planned Behavior
dc.subjectKorean
dc.subjectHealth Psychology
dc.subjectPreventive Medicine
dc.subjectPsychiatry
dc.subjectPsychiatry and Psychology
dc.subjectSubstance Abuse and Addiction
dc.titleComparison of characteristics among Korean American male smokers between survey and cessation studies
dc.typeJournal Article
dspace.entity.typePublication
html.description.abstract<p>This study compared characteristics of Korean American men in two studies: a telephone survey with a random sample of Korean American men who reported daily smoking versus a smoking cessation clinical trial with a convenience sample of Korean American men who reported smoking at least 10 cigarettes a day. Guided by the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), both studies attempted to explain how much its theoretical variables (attitudes, perceived social norms, and self-efficacy) would explain quit intentions in Korean American men. Participants in the cessation study were less likely to have health insurance coverage (<em>χ<sup>2</sup></em> [2, 271] = 138.31, <em>p </em>= 0.001) than those in the survey study. The cessation group was more likely to smoke in indoor offices (<em>χ<sup>2</sup></em> [1, 231] = 18.09, <em>p </em>= 0.003) and had higher nicotine dependence than the survey group (<em>t<sub>269</sub></em> = 3.32, <em>p </em>= 0.001) but these differences became insignificant when only those who smoked 10 or more cigarettes were compared. Participants in the cessation study had more positive attitudes towards quitting (<em>t<sub>267</sub></em> = 4.99, <em>p </em>< 0.001), stronger perceived social norms favoring quitting (<em>t<sub>269</sub></em> = 5.63, <em>p </em>< 0.001) and greater quit intentions (<em>t<sub>268</sub></em> = 9.86, <em>p </em>< 0.001) at baseline than those in the survey study. Korean American men are more likely to have a quit intention and make a quit attempt when they have more positive and fewer negative attitudes towards quitting and perceive stronger social norms favoring quitting. To motivate Korean American men to quit smoking, clinicians should underscore the immediate health benefits of quitting, promote quitting with cessation aids to reduce perceived risks of quitting in anticipation of withdrawal symptoms, and encourage family members to relate firm anti-smoking messages.</p>
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