Open AccessFactors Associated with Adherence to Transdermal Nicotine Patches within a Smoking Cessation Effectiveness Trial
Author(s) -
Jonnie Handschin,
Brian Hitsman,
Sonja Blazekovic,
Anna Veluz-Wilkins,
E. Paul Wileyto,
Frank T. Leone,
Rebecca L. Ashare,
Robert A. Schnoll
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of smoking cessation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.25
H-Index - 15
ISSN - 1834-2612
DOI - 10.1017/jsc.2017.2
Subject(s) - gee , craving , nicotine patch , anxiety , nicotine , generalized estimating equation , transdermal patch , smoking cessation , clinical psychology , logistic regression , psychological intervention , transdermal , psychology , medicine , addiction , psychiatry , placebo , pharmacology , statistics , alternative medicine , mathematics , pathology
Adherence to transdermal nicotine patches, one of the most popular and effective treatment for nicotine dependence, remains very low and is a strong predictor of cessation rates. This study examined individual factors related to adherence as well as differences over time between adherent (≥ 80% of daily patch use) and non-adherent participants (< 80% of daily patch use).