Financial Hardship, Motivation to Quit and Post-Quit Spending Plans among Low-Income Smokers Enrolled in a Smoking Cessation Trial

• Main Authors: Erin Rogers (Author), Jose Palacios (Author), Elizabeth Vargas (Author), Christina Wysota (Author), Marc Rosen (Author), Kelly Kyanko (Author), Brian D. Elbel (Author), Scott Sherman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Tobacco spending may exacerbate financial hardship in low-income populations by using funds that could go toward essentials. This study examined post-quit spending plans among low-income smokers and whether financial hardship was positively associated with motivation to quit in the sampl...