Subtheme 3:1 IAPT structure facilitates smoking cessation support
SAID
Participants described how having smoking cessation treatment integrated within IAPT treatment facilitated the opportunity to talk about any challenges when trying to quit. Participants said that having regular IAPT appointments offered a structure and opportunity to discuss smoking cessation regularly, which was ‘helpful’ and any issues did not have to ‘fester for too long’.
The smoking cessation intervention fitted will within IAPT's delivery method of treatment programmes. Participants described how they found having integrated treatment over the phone ‘helpful’ and easier to fit into their daily lives.