What thoughts permit people with COPD to continue smoking?
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Psychological exploration of the cognitions preventing smoking cessation or maintaining smoking in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) sufferers: A Q-Methodological Study.
IRAS ID
236588
Contact name
Clive Chimonides
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Staffordshire University
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 4 months, 1 days
Research summary
The main objective of this study is to identify the most prominent beliefs that smokers with COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) utilise in order to permit themselves to continue smoking. It is not known how these beliefs may cluster, or if they cluster at all; if they cluster this may indicate patterns in thinking which facilitates continued smoking despite suffering from COPD. Further objectives are to explore if these factors/ composite beliefs map to sub-groups (anxious/non-anxious, depressed/non-depressed, want to quit/do not want to quit) to identify (if) any differences exist in beliefs. Whilst Q-methodology is not a positivist methodology, the findings may be suitable for future research e.g. testing validity of questionnaires based upon the findings of this study.
Smoking cessation is the single most important factor in prolonging the health and life-span of those suffering from COPD. Whilst pharmacological therapies have been researched, and there established methods to support smoking cessation, there is a dearth of understanding how to intervene psychologically to promote smoking cessation, and how support quit attempts in COPD sufferers.
REC name
South Central - Hampshire B Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
18/SC/0066
Date of REC Opinion
19 Feb 2018
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion