A qualitative analysis of nicotine replacement therapy uptake, consistent use, and persistence among primary care patients who smoke

G M Styklunas; N N Shahid; E R Park; J E Haberer; N A Rigotti; S E Howard; G R Kruse

doi:10.1016/j.dadr.2021.100018

A qualitative analysis of nicotine replacement therapy uptake, consistent use, and persistence among primary care patients who smoke

Drug Alcohol Depend Rep. 2021 Dec 11:2:100018. doi: 10.1016/j.dadr.2021.100018. eCollection 2022 Mar.

Authors

G M Styklunas^{1

2

3}, N N Shahid⁴, E R Park^{2

5

6}, J E Haberer^{1

7

5}, N A Rigotti^{1

2

5

6}, S E Howard¹, G R Kruse^{1

2

5}

Affiliations

¹ Division of General Internal Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States.
² Tobacco Research and Treatment Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States.
³ Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States.
⁴ Department of Psychology, University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States.
⁵ Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
⁶ Health Policy Research Center, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States.
⁷ Center for Global Health, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States.

Abstract

•Adherence can be broken into three processes: uptake, consistent use, and persistence.•Barriers and facilitators to NRT use vary over the three adherence processes.•Information gaps and negative stories about NRT are common barriers to adherence.•NRT adherence may be improved by addressing patient knowledge and concerns.