A fresh look at smoking and cessation
| dc.contributor.author | Schultz, Annette Susan | |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Dawson, J. Isobel | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-03-06T21:20:28Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-03-06T21:20:28Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1998 | |
| dc.degree.department | School of Nursing | |
| dc.description.abstract | This study approaches smoking and cessation from a unique stance. I capture stories of smoking, cessation, attending a cessation program and continuing or resuming smoking from people currently smoking. The methodology used in-depth interviews to capture personal stories of the lived experience. The result of a series of interviews is a co-created narrative which captures each person's stories about smoking and cessation. I describe my personal meaning making process. I came to this study as a smoker for over a fourteen year period, who has not smoked in five years. My process includes influences from the narratives, which then directed me to current pertinent literature. Themes from the narratives include: paradoxes about smoking, pervasiveness of smoking, perceived barriers to quitting, the multi-layered issue of control, impact of the tobacco reduction strategies, and a wish list for smoking cessation programs. After discussing each theme I then speak from related literature. | |
| dc.description.scholarlevel | Graduate | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1828/23430 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.rights | Available to the World Wide Web | |
| dc.title | A fresh look at smoking and cessation | |
| dc.type | Thesis |