dc.contributor.author | Djachenko, Ashleigh | |
dc.contributor.author | St John, Winsome | |
dc.contributor.author | Mitchell, Creina | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-03-18T02:09:22Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-03-18T02:09:22Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1744-9200 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1108/IJPH-06-2016-0019 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10072/101212 | |
dc.description.abstract | Purpose:
Prisoners are vulnerable to tobacco addiction and have a smoking prevalence significantly higher than that of the general community. The context of this study was the implementation of a “smoke-free prisons” policy, which imposed forced smoking cessation onto the Queensland, Australian prison population. The study asked the question: “What are the psychosocial processes in which male prisoners engage during smoking cessation in a smoke-free environment?”
Design/methodology/approach
Qualitative interviews were conducted with 15 prisoners in South-east Queensland smoke-free correctional centres. Grounded theory methodology was applied to construct a theory of the processes of smoking cessation.
Findings:
The constructed theory was named Engaging with Quitting. In this model, prisoners proceed through a cycle of evaluations, adjustments and reflections on their reality as related to the smoke-free prison. The study gives first-hand accounts of the prisoners’ use (and abuse) of nicotine replacement therapy. Three personality typologies emerged from the data: The Angry Smoker, the Shifting Opportunist and the Optimistic Quitter.
Research limitations/implications:
This qualitative study makes no claim of generalisability and cannot be taken to represent all prisoners. Females, youths and culturally diverse prisoners were not represented in the sample.
Practical implications:
Smoking cessation in prisons must be recognised as an ongoing process, rather than a discrete event. A coordinated approach between custodial and health authorities is required to minimise maladaptive coping strategies.
Originality/value:
This study provides a descriptive account of the processes prisoners undertake during involuntary smoking cessation and has described the manner in which prisoners manufacture home-made tobacco from nicotine patches. The study has produced an original theory named Engaging with Quitting. | |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Yes | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | Emerald Group Publishing Limited | |
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom | 270 | |
dc.relation.ispartofpageto | 279 | |
dc.relation.ispartofissue | 4 | |
dc.relation.ispartofjournal | International Journal of Prisoner Health | |
dc.relation.ispartofvolume | 12 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Health services and systems | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Public health | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Criminology | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Policy and administration | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 4203 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 4206 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 4402 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 4407 | |
dc.title | Smoking cessation in smoke-free prisons: A grounded theory study | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
dc.type.description | C1 - Articles | |
dc.type.code | C - Journal Articles | |
gro.faculty | Griffith Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery | |
gro.hasfulltext | No Full Text | |
gro.griffith.author | Mitchell, Creina A. | |