Abstract
Aim: This study aimed to identify the nature and meaning of continued smoking in male stroke patients based on a deep understanding of their lived experiences. Design: Phenomenological qualitative methodology. Methods: In total, 10 male stroke patients participated in this study. We used purposive sampling for recruitment. Data collection was performed through in-depth interviews and analysis through van Manen's methodology. Results: Five essential themes were derived from the analyses and described participants’ experiences with continued smoking, as follows: “Natural relapse into smoking,” “Behaving like a healthy person,” “Believing that smoking will not be a problem,” “Finding consolation in smoking behaviour,” and “Consoling oneself by the rationalization of smoking behaviour.”. Conclusion: The results showcased the need for the development of a smoking cessation educational programme tailored for male stroke patients who have perceptions towards being “like healthy people” after early recovery and who think that smoking is not a problematic behaviour. Participants’ reports underpinned the necessity for these programmes to have contents focused on the transformation of patients’ awareness toward their own health status.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2750-2759 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Nursing Open |
Volume | 8 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2021 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- behaviour
- experience
- interpretative phenomenology
- men's health
- stroke