Table 5.

Baseline^* and 6 month^** reasons for smoking by SRMI construct^***

SRMI Construct	Patient Reasons for Not Quitting Smoking at Baseline			Patient Reasons for Quitting and Continuing Smoking at 6 months
		n	%	Reasons for Quitting	n	Reasons for Continuing Smoking	n
Illness representation	don’t want to not ready interested but unsuccessful	9	25.9	lung cancer surgery, hospitalization for lung cancer treatment, started chemotherapy, cancer	5	don’t want to, not ready, cutting down or trying to quit, starting medication soon	6
		4
		1
Outcome Appraisal (quality of life)	fear, scared, or overwhelmed enjoyment fear of weight gain calming or relaxing	3	27.8	makes cancer treatment harder, to feel better	2	nervous or anxiety, stress	8
		8
		1
		3
Self	addiction or habit no will power or can’t quit depression stupid, weakness or hardheaded	11	46.3	family is supportive of quitting	1	addiction or habit, no will power or can’t quit, depression, family smokes	10
		10
		1
		3
Total		54

^*n=48

^**n=23

^***Categories were not mutually exclusive