ABSTRACT

Purpose: The aim of this study was to gain more knowledge on how people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) experienced participation in a randomized controlled trial (RCT) testing the effect of a smoking cessation intervention since this intervention have not been tested on an RA population before

Methods: We conducted a qualitative study with semi-structured individual interviews with 12 participants from the intervention group in the RCT.

Results: Through thematic analysis we identified four themes: Instilling hope for smoking cessation , referring to the initial invitation to participate in the RCT; Various components of importance in the intervention , referring to cooperation with the smoking cessation counsellor, improved carbon monoxide levels, fear of becoming addicted to nicotine replacement therapy, and suggestions for additional components in the intervention which could promote motivation; Breaking habits , referring to ongoing reflection on quitting smoking; and Increased awareness of health, arthritis and smoking , referring to the lack of information on smoking and RA from health professionals, and the impact of smoking on RA symptoms and overall health.

Conclusion: The results reflect the participants’ perspective on what is meaningful to them when trying to quit smoking and adds important knowledge to future smoking cessation studies in this patient group.

摘要

目的：本研究的目的是获得更多知识，以了解类风湿关节炎（RA）患者如何参与抽烟干预措施效果的随机对照试验（RCT），因为该干预措施尚未在RA人群中进行测试之前

方法：我们对RCT干预组的12名参与者进行了半结构化个人访谈的定性研究。

结果：通过主题分析，我们确定了四个主题：灌输戒烟的希望，指的是参加RCT的最初邀请；干预中重要的各个组成部分，包括与戒烟顾问的合作，一氧化碳水平的提高，对尼古丁替代疗法上瘾的恐惧，以及干预措施中可能促进动机的其他组成部分的建议；坏习惯，指对戒烟的持续反思；并增加健康，关节炎和吸烟的意识 ，指的是卫生专业人员缺乏有关吸烟和RA的信息，以及吸烟对RA症状和整体健康的影响。

结论：结果反映了参与者对尝试戒烟时对他们有意义的观点，并为该患者组将来的戒烟研究增加了重要知识。