Cristiane S Paula, Isabel A S Bordin, Jair Jesus Mari, Luciane Velasque, Luis A Rohde, Evandro S F Coutinho
The mental health care gap among children and adolescents: data from an epidemiological survey from four Brazilian regions
PloS one
smoking prevalence among people custody pic extremely high prisonbased smoking cessation interventions needed study explored quitting experiences pic participated quit win contest qtw qualitative study conducted 2019 2021 two hong kong prisons included semistructured individual interviews 26 pic 13 men 13 women participants qtw two correctional staff coordinated qtw semistructured interview guide openended questions developed examine multilevel factors promote impede smoking cessation prisons maximum variation sampling used ensure diverse range social demographic smoking profiles data managed analyzed using thematic analysis two themes identified data 1 quitting prison barriers facilitators 2 qtw prison trigger behavior change barriers ie stress boredom isolation lack selfautonomy nicotine dependence lack cessation medication barriers moving different wing facilitators ie concerns health money savings smokefree wing impeded supported smoking cessation incarceration identified qtw provided health education quitting incentives social support helped pic overcome barriers quitting serving trigger behavior change notably social visits family identified key drivers pics quitting success whereas suspension covid19 pandemic disincentivized abstinence study introduced qtw contest prisons provided qualitative evidence multilevel factors promoting impeding smoking cessation prison qtw helped pic overcome barriers quitting serving trigger behavior change future prisonbased interventions leverage social support enhance stresscoping skills facilitate access pharmacotherapy collaborate correctional services agencies