Voice and choice: making a case for tailored smoking cessation programmes to support women experiencing homelessness

Commentary on: Homeless women’s perspectives on smoking and smoking cessation programs: a qualitative study. Int J Drug Policy. 2021 Dec 1;98:103377. Implications for practice and research Voice and choice of women experiencing homelessness must be considered when establishing smoking cessation programmes. Differential exposure to stressful experiences in target populations is significant for health promotion and harm reduction treatment programmes. Context People experiencing homelessness are more likely to smoke and face problems that make it difficult to quit; their smoking rates are up to four times higher than the general population; and the leading cause of health problems and death.1 2 Higher rates of homelessness are reported by people with mental health problems, concurrent substance use, belong to ethnic minority groups and/ or self-identify as gender or sexual minorities.2–4 Women experiencing homelessness deal with higher...
Source: Evidence-Based Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: Health promotion and public health Commentary Source Type: research