Predictors of sustained six months quitting success: efforts of smoking cessation in low intensity smoke-free workplaces.
- Author:
Siti Munira YASIN
1
;
Masilamani RETNESWARI
;
Foong Ming MOY
;
Khairul Mizan TAIB
;
Nurhuda ISMAIL
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Adolescent; Adult; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Prognosis; Prospective Studies; Smoke-Free Policy; Smoking; therapy; Smoking Cessation; Time Factors; Workplace; Young Adult
- From:Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore 2013;42(8):401-407
- CountrySingapore
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
INTRODUCTIONThis study aims to identify the predictors of a 6-month quitting success among employees involved in workplace smoking cessation with low-intensity smoke-free policy.
MATERIALS AND METHODSA multicentre prospective cohort study was conducted among employees from 2 different public universities in Malaysia. Interventions include at least 2 sessions of behavioural therapy combined with free nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) for 8 weeks. Participants were followed up for 6 months. Independent variables assessed were on sociodemographic and environmental tobacco smoke. Their quit status were determined at 1 week, 3 months and 6 months.
RESULTSOne hundred and eighty- five smokers volunteered to participate. Among the participants, 15% and 13% sustained quit at 3 months and 6 months respectively. Multivariate analysis revealed that at 6 months, attending all 3 behavioural sessions predicted success. None of the environmental tobacco exposure variables were predictive of sustained cessation.
CONCLUSIONIndividual predictors of success in intra-workplace smoking cessation programmes do not differ from the conventional clinic-based smoking cessation. Furthermore, environmental tobacco exposure in low intensity smoke-free workplaces has limited influence on smokers who succeeded in maintaining 6 months quitting.
