Predictors of past quit attempts and duration of abstinence among cigarette smokers.

Autor: Layoun N; Research Center in Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Clinical Research, School of Public Health, Free University of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium; Doctoral School of Sciences and Technologies, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon; Lebanese University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beirut, Lebanon. Electronic address: nelly_layoun@hotmail.com., Hallit S; Lebanese University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beirut, Lebanon; Saint-Joseph University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beirut, Lebanon; Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, Faculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Kaslik, Lebanon; Occupational Health Environment Research Team, U1219 BPH Bordeaux Population Health Research Center Inserm - Université de Bordeaux, France; Psychiatric Hospital of the Cross, P.O. Box 60096, Jal Eddib, Lebanon. Electronic address: souheilhallit@hotmail.com., Waked M; Department of Pulmonology, St George Hospital University Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Balamand University, Lebanon., Aoun Bacha Z; Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Hotel-Dieu de France, Beirut, Lebanon., Godin I; Research Center in Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Clinical Research, School of Public Health, Free University of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium., Leveque A; Research Center in Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Clinical Research, School of Public Health, Free University of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium., Dramaix M; Research Center in Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Clinical Research, School of Public Health, Free University of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium., Salameh P; Lebanese University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beirut, Lebanon; Lebanese University, Faculty of Medicine, Beirut, Lebanon.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of epidemiology and global health [J Epidemiol Glob Health] 2017 Sep; Vol. 7 (3), pp. 199-206. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Jul 04.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jegh.2017.06.003
Abstrakt: Objective: Despite the widespread awareness of the harms of smoking, millions continue to smoke around the world partly due to the difficulty it takes to quit smoking. Identifying the factors associated with making quit attempts is an essential pillar to reach successful quitting. The purpose of this study is to assess the factors associated with the past quit attempts and their past length of abstinence in a Lebanese sample of cigarette smokers.
Methods: This study was conducted between March 2014 and March 2015, involving 382 patients randomly chosen from 5 outpatient clinics in 5 hospitals in Lebanon. A standardized questionnaire was completed including socio-demographic characteristics, smoking behavior, chronic respiratory symptoms, Fagerstrom scale, Mondor scale, packaging perception, quitting behavior and readiness to quit ladder.
Results: Smokers who have chronic allergies (ORa=2.45, p=0.03), those who have ever stopped smoking for at least one month due to the warnings implemented on the packages (ORa=4.6, p<0.0001) and smokers with an intention to quit in 2months (ORa=2.49, p<0.0001) had significantly more past quit attempts. Furthermore, longer quit attempts duration (more than 1month) were significantly associated with low-nicotine dependent smokers (ORa=0.56, p=0.02), higher-motivated smokers (ORa=1.85, p=0.01), people with chronic allergies (ORa=2.07, p=0.02), smokers who have ever stopped smoking for at least one month due to the warnings (ORa=3.72, p<0.0001) and those with an intention to quit in 2months (ORa=1.98, p=0.05).
Conclusion: The promoters of smoking cessation services should consider these factors when designing comprehensive tobacco control initiatives and in service planning.
(Copyright © 2017 Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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