Helping hospitalized smokers in Hong Kong quit smoking by understanding their risk perception, behaviour, and attitudes related to smoking

Aim To understand the risk perceptions, behaviour, attitudes, and experiences related to smoking among hospitalized Chinese smokers. Background Understanding hospitalized smokers’ perceptions of risks associated with smoking, along with their behaviour, attitudes, and smoking‐related experiences, is essential prerequisite to design effective interventions to help them quit smoking. Design A phenomenological research design was adopted. Methods A...