Nicotine and Tobacco Research
Volume 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 127-134

Developing a smoking cessation program for Turkish-speaking migrants in Switzerland: Novel findings and promising effects (Article)

Schnoz D.* , Schaub M. , Schwappach D.L. , Salis Gross C.
  • a Research Institute for Public Health and Addiction, Zurich, Switzerland, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM), Division of Prevention and Health Promotion, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
  • b Research Institute for Public Health and Addiction, Zurich, Switzerland
  • c Swiss Patient Safety Foundation, Zurich, Switzerland, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM), Division of Social and Behavioural Health Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
  • d Research Institute for Public Health and Addiction, Zurich, Switzerland, Institute for Social Anthropology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

Abstract

Introduction: Recent studies show that smoking prevalence in the Turkish-speaking migrant population in Switzerland is substantially higher than in the general population. A specific group treatment for Turkish-speaking migrants was developed and tested in order to provide the migrant population with equal access to smoking cessation programs and to improve the migration-sensitive quality of such programs by sociocultural targeting. Methods: The evaluation of the program included quantitative (questionnaires t1 and t2 and follow-up by telephone) and qualitative methods (participant observation and semi-structured interviews). Results: The results showed that 37.7% of the 61 participants were smoke free at the 12-month follow-up. The factors of being in a partnership and using nicotine replacement products during the program were positively associated with successful cessation. We also demonstrated the importance of "strong ties" (strong relationships between participants) and the sensitivity of the program to sociocultural (e.g., social aspects of smoking in Turkish culture, which were addressed in relapse prevention), socioeconomic (e.g., low financial resources, which were addressed by providing the course for free), and migration-specific (e.g., underdeveloped access to smoking cessation programs, which was addressed using outreach strategy for recruiting) issues. Conclusions: Overall, the smoking cessation program was successfully tested and is now becoming implemented as a regular service of the Swiss Public Health Program for Tobacco Prevention (by the Swiss Association for Smoking Prevention). © The Author 2010. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. All rights reserved.

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proportional hazards model Interpersonal Relations human middle aged social aspect Turkey (republic) priority journal Aged nicotine Health Plan Implementation language nicotine replacement therapy smoking cessation program program development Young Adult smoking cessation Humans smoking male female Socioeconomic Factors qualitative analysis prevalence Article Questionnaires program evaluation adult migration major clinical study health care access health care quality Turkey Transients and Migrants quantitative analysis Switzerland Culture
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DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntq220
ISSN: 14622203
Cited by: 4
Original Language: English