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A Systematic Review of Peer-Support Programs for Smoking Cessation in Disadvantaged Groups

Overview of attention for article published in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, October 2013
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Title
A Systematic Review of Peer-Support Programs for Smoking Cessation in Disadvantaged Groups
Published in
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, October 2013
DOI 10.3390/ijerph10115507
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Authors

Pauline Ford, Anton Clifford, Kim Gussy, Coral Gartner

Abstract

The burden of smoking is borne most by those who are socially disadvantaged and the social gradient in smoking contributes substantially to the health gap between the rich and poor. A number of factors contribute to higher tobacco use among socially disadvantaged populations including social (e.g., low social support for quitting), psychological (e.g., low self-efficacy) and physical factors (e.g., greater nicotine dependence). Current evidence for the effectiveness of peer or partner support interventions in enhancing the success of quit attempts in the general population is equivocal, largely due to study design and lack of a theoretical framework in this research. We conducted a systematic review of peer support interventions for smoking cessation in disadvantaged groups. The eight studies which met the inclusion criteria showed that interventions that improve social support for smoking cessation may be of greater importance to disadvantaged groups who experience fewer opportunities to access such support informally. Peer-support programs are emerging as highly effective and empowering ways for people to manage health issues in a socially supportive context. We discuss the potential for peer-support programs to address the high prevalence of smoking in vulnerable populations and also to build capacity in their communities.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 2 1%
Sweden 1 <1%
Switzerland 1 <1%
Unknown 167 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 26 15%
Researcher 25 15%
Student > Doctoral Student 15 9%
Student > Ph. D. Student 14 8%
Other 12 7%
Other 34 20%
Unknown 45 26%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 36 21%
Social Sciences 22 13%
Psychology 19 11%
Nursing and Health Professions 16 9%
Computer Science 4 2%
Other 23 13%
Unknown 51 30%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 20. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 29 June 2018.
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#1,864,559
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#3,375
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#17,117
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Outputs of similar age from International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
#19
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