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Table 6 Implicit pathways to change

From: Eating the elephant whole or in slices: views of participants in a smoking cessation intervention trial on multiple behaviour changes as sequential or concurrent tasks

Theme:

Illustrative quotations

Physiological mechanisms

9(I): Fantastic. I just like the taste … when I was smoking and you were eating a piece of fruit it just tasted the same kind of bland … this time it’s really lovely … your carrot and your broccoli and all the different things that I’m eating … it’s just a lovely taste. [Q, >3%, 6th week]

 

20(C): Now you can taste what it’s supposed to taste like. [Q, >3%, 6th week]

 

47(I): My exercises – I can do a lot more because I’m not breathless, I can go up and down the stairs no bother. I just feel a lot healthier, a lot fitter and healthier. [Q, >3%, 24th week]

Psychological mechanisms

61(C): You know hard physical exercise makes you feel good and … healthy eating makes you feel good … and the smoking got to be a no no. [NQ, <3%, 24th week]

 

9(I): I feel more refreshed and raring to go and I look forward to the day. [Q, >3%, 6th week]

  1. Q- quitter; NQ-non-quitter; 6th week – 6th week interview; 24th week – 24th week interview.