Why do smokers try to quit without medication or counselling? A qualitative study with ex-smokers

AL Smith, SM Carter, S Chapman, SM Dunlop… - BMJ open, 2015 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective When tobacco smokers quit, between half and two-thirds quit unassisted: that is,
they do not consult their general practitioner (GP), use pharmacotherapy (nicotine …

The views and experiences of smokers who quit smoking unassisted. A systematic review of the qualitative evidence

AL Smith, SM Carter, SM Dunlop, B Freeman… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background Unassisted cessation–quitting without pharmacological or professional support–
is an enduring phenomenon. Unassisted cessation persists even in nations advanced in …

Why Don't Smokers Want Help to Quit? A Qualitative Study of Smokers' Attitudes towards Assisted vs. Unassisted Quitting

K Morphett, B Partridge, C Gartner, A Carter… - International Journal of …, 2015 - mdpi.com
The development of prescription medication for smoking cessation and the introduction of
evidence-based guidelines for health professionals has increasingly medicalised smoking …

What do we know about unassisted smoking cessation in Australia? A systematic review, 2005–2012

AL Smith, S Chapman, SM Dunlop - Tobacco control, 2015 - tobaccocontrol.bmj.com
Context A significant proportion of smokers who quit do so on their own without formal help
(ie, without professionally or pharmacologically mediated assistance), yet research into how …

The most “successful” method for failing to quit smoking is unassisted cessation

T Raupach, R West, J Brown - nicotine & tobacco Research, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Methods We used data from the Smoking Toolkit Study (STS). The STS is a monthly series of
cross-sectional household surveys of nationally representative samples of adults aged 16 …

[HTML][HTML] Australian smokers increasingly use help to quit, but number of attempts remains stable: findings from the International Tobacco Control Study 2002–09

J Cooper, R Borland, HH Yong - Australian and New Zealand journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
Objective To assess interest in quitting smoking and quitting activity, and the use of
pharmacotherapy and behavioural cessation support, among Australian smokers between …

Prevalence of unassisted quit attempts in population-based studies: a systematic review of the literature

SA Edwards, SJ Bondy, RC Callaghan, RE Mann - Addictive behaviors, 2014 - Elsevier
Aims The idea that most smokers quit without formal assistance is widely accepted,
however, few studies have been referenced as evidence. The purpose of this study is to …

Do smokers know how to quit? Knowledge and perceived effectiveness of cessation assistance as predictors of cessation behaviour

D Hammond, PW McDonald, GT Fong, R Borland - Addiction, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Despite the existence of effective cessation methods, the vast majority of smokers
attempt to quit on their own. To date, there is little evidence to explain the low adoption rates …

Quitting experiences and preferences for a future quit attempt: a study among inpatient smokers

D Thomas, MJ Abramson, B Bonevski, S Taylor… - BMJ open, 2015 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective Understanding smokers' quit experiences and their preferences for a future quit
attempt may aid in the development of effective cessation treatments. The aims of this study …

Developing cessation interventions for the social and community service setting: a qualitative study of barriers to quitting among disadvantaged Australian smokers

J Bryant, B Bonevski, C Paul, J O'Brien, W Oakes - BMC public health, 2011 - Springer
Background Smoking rates remain unacceptably high among individuals who are socially
disadvantaged. Social and community service organisations (SCSO) are increasingly …