Smoking cessation for substance misusers: a systematic review of qualitative studies on participant and provider beliefs and perceptions

Gentry, Sarah, Craig, Jean, Holland, Richard and Notley, Caitlin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0876-3304 (2017) Smoking cessation for substance misusers: a systematic review of qualitative studies on participant and provider beliefs and perceptions. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 180. pp. 178-192. ISSN 0376-8716

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Abstract

Introduction: Smoking prevalence among those in substance misuse treatment remains much higher than the general population, despite evidence for effective cessation interventions that do not negatively impact substance misuse outcomes. This systematic review summarises qualitative data on barriers and facilitators to smoking cessation for people in substance misuse treatment, participants’ and providers’ perceptions about effects of smoking cessation on substance misuse treatment, timing of intervention delivery and aspects of interventions perceived to be effective. Methods: Systematic review of qualitative studies and thematic synthesis of published qualitative data. Results: 10939 records and 132 full texts were screened. 22 papers reporting on 21 studies were included. Key themes identified were: strong relationships between smoking and other substance misuse; environmental influences; motivation; mental health; aspects of interventions perceived to be effective/ineffective; barriers and facilitators to intervention implementation; smoking bans/restrictions; and relationships with professionals. Many service users were motivated toward smoking cessation but were not offered support. Some felt interventions should be delivered after substance misuse treatment, whilst others felt concurrent/dual interventions would be beneficial, due to strong associations between smoking and other substances. Treatment providers felt they lacked training and resources for supporting smoking cessation, and were concerned about impact on substance misuse outcomes. Conclusions: Many substance misusers who also smoke are motivated to quit but perceive a lack of support from professionals. Additional training and resources are required to enable professionals to provide the support needed. More research is required to develop enhanced packages of care for this deprived group of smokers.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	smoking cessation,substance misuse,systematic review,qualitative,sdg 3 - good health and well-being ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Epidemiology and Public Health Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Public Health and Health Services Research (former - to 2023) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Lifespan Health
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	28 Jul 2017 05:07
Last Modified:	24 Oct 2023 00:56
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/64289
DOI:	10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2017.07.043

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