Factors associated with quitting smoking at a tobacco dependence treatment clinic
Jonathan Foulds1, Kunal K Gandhi, Michael B Steinberg
1Tobacco Dependence Program (TDP), University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) School of Public Health (SPH), New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA. jonathan.foulds@umdnj.edu
Objective:
To identify factors associated with successful quitting at a free tobacco treatment clinic.
Methods:
A cohort study of the first 1021 patients who made a quit attempt. Baseline and treatment variables were recorded, and logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with abstinence at 4-week and 6-month follow-up.
Results:
Three hundred twenty (31.3%) patients reported tobacco abstinence at 6 months. Several markers of low socioeconomic status and high nicotine dependence were predictive of poorer smoking cessation outcomes. Compliance with evidence-based treatment was associated with improved treatment outcome, as was older age and having more than 2 children.
Conclusions:
Efforts should be made to enhance treatment compliance among smokers with indicators of high nicotine dependence and low socioeconomic status.
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