Epidemiologic Determinants Affecting Cigarette Smoking Cessation: A Retrospective Study in a National Health System (SSN) Treatment Service in Rome (Italy).

Autor: GiuliaMarino, Maria, Fusconi, Elisabetta, Magnatta, Rosanna, Augusto Paña, Maurici, Massimo
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Zdroj: Journal of Environmental & Public Health; 2010, p1-9, 9p, 1 Diagram, 3 Charts
Abstrakt: This retrospective study aims to evaluate epidemiologic characteristics of patients attending stop smoking courses, based on group therapy, testing their influence on smoking cessation in univariate and multivariate model. A total of 123 patients were included in this study. Mean age was 53 (±11). Sixty-seven percent were women. At the end of the courses 66% of patients stopped smoking, after 12 months only 39% remained abstinent. Patients younger than 50 years statistically tended to continue smoking 6 months (P = .02–R.R. = 1.49, C.I. 95%: 1.06–2.44) and 12 months (P = .03–R.R. = 1.37, C.I. 95%: 1.02–2.52) after the end of the courses. A low self confidence in quitting smoking was significantly related to continuing tobacco consumption after 6 months (P = .016–R.R. = 1.84, C.I. 95%: 1.14–2.99). Low adherence to therapeutic program was statistically associated to maintenance of tobacco use at 6 months (P = .006–R.R. = 1.76, C.I. 95%: 1.32–2.35) and 12 months (P = .050–R.R. = 1.45, C.I. 95%: 1.11–1.88). This association was confirmed at 6 months in the analysis performed on logistic regression model (P = .013). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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