Iraj M Poureslami1, Jessica Shum1, Natalie Cheng2, J Mark FitzGerald3. 1. University of British Columbia, Division of Respiratory Medicine, Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation, Vancouver, BC, Canada. 2. University of British Columbia, Division of Respiratory Medicine, Vancouver, BC, Canada. 3. Institute for Heart and Lung Health, University of British Columbia, Canada; UBC and VGH Division of Respiratory Medicine. mark.fitzgerald@vch.ca.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To explore cultural context for smoking cessation within Chinese communities in Vancouver, and identify opportunities to support development of culturally appropriate resources for cessation. METHODS: Applied participatory approach involving community members, patients, and key-informants in the design and implementation of the research. RESULTS: Whereas many participants were motivated to quit, their perceptions of desire to do so were not supported by effective interventions and many attempts to quit were unsuccessful. CONCLUSION: Tobacco control clinics and care providers need to adopt culturally and linguistically relevant interventions to facilitate behavioral modifications and cessation in ethnic minority communities.
OBJECTIVES: To explore cultural context for smoking cessation within Chinese communities in Vancouver, and identify opportunities to support development of culturally appropriate resources for cessation. METHODS: Applied participatory approach involving community members, patients, and key-informants in the design and implementation of the research. RESULTS: Whereas many participants were motivated to quit, their perceptions of desire to do so were not supported by effective interventions and many attempts to quit were unsuccessful. CONCLUSION:Tobacco control clinics and care providers need to adopt culturally and linguistically relevant interventions to facilitate behavioral modifications and cessation in ethnic minority communities.