Cigarette Smoking Motives and Stages of Change in Smoking Cessation Among Veterans: Differences by Gender and Sexual Orientation

CONCLUSION: Smoking cessation interventions may benefit from enhancing peer support for gay men. Given bisexual and heterosexual women were in less advance stages of change, there may be a greater need for motivational interventions to encourage quitting and additional support to assist with cessation efforts. Overall, findings highlight the diversity of cigarette use within LGB communities.PMID:37643248 | DOI:10.1177/08901171231197147
Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Source Type: research