Knowledge and education as barriers and facilitators to nicotine replacement therapy use for smoking cessation in pregnancy:A Qualitative Study with Health Care Professionals

Thomson, Ross, McDaid, Lisa ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5032-2380, Emery, Joanne ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8915-7033, Naughton, Felix, Cooper, Sue, Dyas, Jane and Coleman, Tim (2019) Knowledge and education as barriers and facilitators to nicotine replacement therapy use for smoking cessation in pregnancy:A Qualitative Study with Health Care Professionals. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16 (10). ISSN 1660-4601

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Abstract

Smoking during pregnancy is a leading cause of negative pregnancy and perinatal outcomes. While UK guidelines recommend nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) for smoking cessation during pregnancy, adherence to NRT is generally low and may partially explain why NRT appears less effective in pregnancy compared to non-pregnant smokers. This study aimed to identify and describe factors associated with NRT adherence from a health professional's perspective. Two focus groups and one expert group were conducted with 26 professionals involved in antenatal stop smoking services and the data were analysed thematically using a template methodology. From our analyses, we extracted two main themes: (i) 'Barriers to NRT use in pregnancy' explores the issues of how misinformation and unrealistic expectations could discourage NRT use, while (ii) 'Facilitators to NRT use in pregnancy' describes the different information, and modes of delivery, that stop smoking professionals believe will encourage correct and sustained NRT use. Understanding the barriers and facilitators to improve NRT adherence may aid the development of educational interventions to encourage NRT use and improve outcomes for pregnant women wanting to stop smoking.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > School of Health Sciences
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Health Promotion Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Behavioural and Implementation Science Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Lifespan Health
Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	03 Jun 2019 12:30
Last Modified:	19 Oct 2023 02:28
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/71234
DOI:	10.3390/ijerph16101814

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