s and other disease patients. This research study is designed to investigate the efficacy of a smoking cessation intervention based on a social contextual model.
The findings from this study will provide information regarding the efficacy of a social contextual smoking cessation intervention. Expected positive effects of the intervention will demonstrate the need to understand and focus on social contexts of the COPD patient as well as behaviors (antecedent and outcome/reinforced) and patient-beliefs related to smoking and these contexts. Findings will provide a more comprehensive understanding of what is needed to help all smokers quit this habit and will help guide future directions for research.
Sorensen,áBarbeau, Hunt, and Emmonsá(2004) provided a theoretical framework for the understanding of tobacco cessation interventions that will be used for this study. This model, a social context model, addresses social aspects involved in tobacco control interventions. This type of intervention is focused on mechanisms that mediate smoking behaviors. This social-ecological model provides a framework that can be applied to mediating mechanisms at several levels, to include individual, interpersonal, organizational, neighborhood, and societal factors. The basis for this model is drawn from behavioral research and social cognitive theory. According to these theories smoking cessation interventions must address the antecedents and rewards of smoking behavior, in order to change smoking behavior. In addition these changes must include intrinsic motivations that are based on beliefs related to smoking. Thus treatment must address beliefs that are related to smoking and these must include smoking in numerous social contexts. A diagram of the model is as follows (Sorensen, et al., 2004):
Figure 1. Social contextual Model for Smoking Cessation
Thus for this study the intervention will include a focus on behavioral antec...