Factors Associated with Relapse to Smoking Behavior Using Health Belief Model.
- Author:
Hee Suk KIM
1
;
Sang Soo BAE
Author Information
1. Graduate School of Public Health, Hallym University, Korea. ssbae@hallym.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Smoking;
Smoking cessation;
Relapse;
Health belief model;
Self-efficacy
- MeSH:
Health Behavior;
Humans;
Insurance Benefits;
Male;
Postal Service;
Public Health;
Recurrence;
Smoke;
Smoking;
Smoking Cessation
- From:Journal of Agricultural Medicine & Community Health
2011;36(2):87-100
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to identify factors associated with smoking relapse. METHODS: The study sample was recruited among subjects who were enrolled in the smoking cessation clinic of a public health center and had succeeded in quitting smoking for at least six months. A total of 159 male subjects were followed via mail survey one year later. The independent variables in the analyses were socio-demographic characteristics, smoking history and behavior, receipt of smoking cessation aids, health behaviors and components of the health belief model (HBM). The dependent variable was smoking relapse assessed one year after quitting. Ordered logit regressions were used to identify factors associated with smoking relapse. RESULTS: The relapse rate of the ex-smokers in our sample was 25.8%, and the occasional smoking rate was 17.0%. Univariate analyses revealed that only factors related to the HBM, such as perceived susceptibility to diseases (p<0.01), perceived severity of diseases (p<0.01), perceived health benefits of not smoking (p<0.01), perceived barriers to quitting smoking due to increasing stress and difficulty in social life (p<0.01), and self-efficacy (p<0.01) were associated with the likelihood of relapse for ex-smokers. Ordered logit analyses yielded two significant factors affecting the likelihood of relapse, the perceived barriers to quitting smoking and self-efficacy. CONCLUSIONS: Our results indicate that higher levels of barriers to quitting smoking and lower levels of self-efficacy were significantly related to risk of smoking relapse. These findings may be useful for identifying those at highest risk for relapse and choosing the optimal strategies for prevention of relapse for ex-smokers.
