Factors Affecting Smoking Cessation Success of Heavy Smokers Registered in the Intensive Care Smoking Cessation Camp (Data from the National Tobacco Control Center).
10.24171/j.phrp.2018.9.5.05
- Author:
Hansol YEOM
1
;
Hee Sook LIM
;
Jihyun MIN
;
Seoni LEE
;
Yoon Hyung PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Preventive Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Cheonan, Korea. parky@sch.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
counseling;
habit;
health;
smoker;
smoking prevention;
smoking cessation
- MeSH:
Counseling;
Critical Care*;
Demography;
Education;
Humans;
Logistic Models;
Marital Status;
Smoke*;
Smoking Cessation*;
Smoking*;
Spouses;
Tobacco*
- From:
Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives
2018;9(5):240-247
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors involved in the success of smoking cessation in heavy smokers enrolled in an intensive care smoking cessation camp program. METHODS: Heavy smokers enrolled in the program were classified into a success (n = 69) or failure (n = 29) group, according to whether they maintained smoking cessation for 6 months after the end of the program. Demographics, smoking behaviors, and smoking cessation-related characteristics were analyzed. RESULTS: Statistically significantly more participants in the success group had a spouse (98.6%; p = 0.008) compared with participants in the failure group (82.8%). However, multivariate logistic regression analysis indicated that having a spouse was not an independent factor in smoking cessation (p = 0.349). A significant difference in the frequency of counseling between the success and failure groups was observed (p = 0.001), with 72.5% of those who received counseling on 3–5 occasions for 6 months after the end of program successfully quit smoking, indicating that those who received more counseling had a higher likelihood of smoking cessation success. This was confirmed as an independent factor by multivariate logistic regression (p < 0.005). Furthermore, a graduate school level of education or higher, indicated a statistically greater success rate compared to those that were less well educated (p = 0.043). This was also observed as a significant independent factor using multivariate logistic regression (p = 0.046). CONCLUSION: Education level, marital status, and the number of counseling sessions were significant factors contributing to smoking cessation success.
