Perceived cancer-related benefits of quitting smoking and associations with quit intentions among recently diagnosed cancer patients. (May 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hall, Daniel L; Neil, Jordan M; Ostroff, Jamie S; Hawari, Saif; O'Cleirigh, Conall; Park, Elyse R
• Is Part Of: Journal of health psychology. Volume 26:Number 6(2021)
• Page Start: 831
• Page End: 842
• Publication Date: 2021-05
• Subjects: cancer -- health psychology -- perception -- smoking -- smoking cessation; Clinical health psychology -- Periodicals; 613.019
• DOI: 10.1177/1359105319845131
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1359-1053

Abstract

One third of smokers diagnosed with cancer continue smoking, perhaps due to low perceived cancer–related benefits of cessation. To examine perceived cancer–related benefits of quitting among newly diagnosed cancer patients who smoke and associations with quit intentions, baseline measures from patients (N = 303) enrolled in a randomized controlled trial were analyzed using hierarchical regression models and bootstrapping. Higher perceived cancer–related benefits of quitting were associated with having a smoking-related cancer and less education. Perceived cancer–related benefits of quitting and quit intentions were positively correlated, particularly among patients with smoking-related cancers. For smokers with smoking-related cancers, perceived cancer–related benefits of quitting are correlated with quit intentions.