Factors associated with quitting smoking at a tobacco dependence treatment clinic
J Foulds, KK Gandhi, MB Steinberg… - American journal of …, 2006 - ingentaconnect.com
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Objective: To identify factors associated with successful quitting at a free tobacco treatment
clinic. Methods: A cohort study of the first 1021 patients who made a quit attempt. Baseline
and treatment variables were recorded, and logistic regression was used to identify factors
associated with abstinence at 4-week and 6-month follow-up. Results: Three hundred twenty
(31.3%) patients reported tobacco abstinence at 6 months. Several markers of low
socioeconomic status and high nicotine dependence were predictive of poorer smoking …
clinic. Methods: A cohort study of the first 1021 patients who made a quit attempt. Baseline
and treatment variables were recorded, and logistic regression was used to identify factors
associated with abstinence at 4-week and 6-month follow-up. Results: Three hundred twenty
(31.3%) patients reported tobacco abstinence at 6 months. Several markers of low
socioeconomic status and high nicotine dependence were predictive of poorer smoking …
Objective
To identify factors associated with successful quitting at a free tobacco treatment clinic.
Methods
A cohort study of the first 1021 patients who made a quit attempt. Baseline and treatment variables were recorded, and logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with abstinence at 4-week and 6-month follow-up.
Results
Three hundred twenty (31.3%) patients reported tobacco abstinence at 6 months. Several markers of low socioeconomic status and high nicotine dependence were predictive of poorer smoking cessation outcomes. Compliance with evidence-based treatment was associated with improved treatment outcome, as was older age and having more than 2 children.
Conclusions
Efforts should be made to enhance treatment compliance among smokers with indicators of high nicotine dependence and low socioeconomic status.
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