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Carla J Berg1, Lawrence C An, Matthias Kirch
1Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA. cjberg@emory.edu
Addictive Behaviors
|June 30, 2010
Summary
Many unsuccessful smoking quit attempts are not reported, especially brief ones or those from long ago. This means population estimates of quitting may be significantly underestimated.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Behavioral Science
- Epidemiology
Background:
- Accurate assessment of quit attempt history is crucial for understanding smoking cessation.
- Population estimates of cessation and smoking trajectories rely on reliable quit attempt data.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the underreporting of quit attempts based on their duration and time elapsed since the attempt.
- To determine how recall bias affects the reporting of smoking cessation efforts.
Main Methods:
- Utilized data from the Smoking Toolkit Study, a population-based survey in England.
- Analyzed 4234 smokers who reported 1-3 quit attempts in the past year.
Main Results:
- A significant trend showed shorter quit attempts were more likely to be unreported.
- After three months, 90.1% of attempts lasting less than a day, 63.7% (1 day-1 week), and 38.9% (1 week-1 month) were not reported.
Conclusions:
- A substantial number of unsuccessful quit attempts are omitted from reports, particularly brief or older ones.
- Retrospective population estimates of quit attempts may be considerable underestimates.
- Estimates of quit attempt success may be overestimated due to reporting bias.
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