Open AccessKeeping Each Other Accountable
Author(s) -
Jazmine Kenny,
Janice Y. Tsoh,
Bang H. Nguyen,
Khanh Le,
Nancy Burke
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
family and community health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.464
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1550-5057
pISSN - 0160-6379
DOI - 10.1097/fch.0000000000000270
Subject(s) - vietnamese , psychological intervention , intervention (counseling) , focus group , feeling , social support , tobacco control , psychology , medicine , smoking cessation , gerontology , public health , nursing , social psychology , sociology , linguistics , pathology , philosophy , anthropology
Vietnamese American males have high smoking rates. This study explored social support mechanisms provided by lay health workers (LHWs) and family members through a smoking cessation intervention. Eight focus groups (N = 54) were conducted in Vietnamese stratified by intervention arms (Tobacco [experimental] and healthy living [control]) with 18 smokers, 18 family members, and 18 LHWs. Smokers reported feeling more accountable for their health behaviors, and smoking changes were reinforced by family members, peers, and LHWs through conversations facilitated during and outside the program. Culturally appropriate interventions with multiple social support mechanisms may reduce smoking in minority populations.