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Program Strategies for Adolescent Smoking CessationDeborah J. Fritz, RN, PhD, is an associate professor at Maryville University and a family nurse practitioner at the Veterans Administration Medical Center, St. Louis, MO
Lottchen Crane Wider, RN, PhD, is an associate professor at Maryville University, St. Louis, MO
Sally B. Hardin, RN, PhD, FAAN, is the dean and a professor at the University of San Diego Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science, San Diego, CA
Michelle Horrocks, RN, MSN, ANP, is a nurse practitioner at Boonslick Medical West, St. Louis, MO School nurses who work with adolescents are in an ideal position to promote smoking cessation. This opportunity is important because research suggests teens who smoke are likely to become habitual smokers. This study characterizes adolescents’ patterns and levels of smoking, describes adolescents’ perceptions toward smoking, and delineates quit strategies that may prove helpful for adolescents who attempt smoking cessation. Results suggest adolescent smokers have highly variable patterns and levels of smoking. They fail to consider their future health and continue to be unaware of the harmful effects of smoking and the addictive nature of tobacco. Among adolescent smokers, there are few gender differences in perception of smoking. Therefore, gender specific cessation programs may not be necessary. The most effective quit strategy was the acquisition of information on contents of cigarettes and the health effects of smoking. Armed with these strategies, school nurses can provide leadership in the design and implementation of school based smoking cessation programs.
Key Words: adolescent • cigarette • school nurses • smoking • smoking cessation
The Journal of School Nursing, Vol. 24, No. 1,
21-27 (2008) This article has been cited by other articles:
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