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Five‐year outcomes for a smoking cessation clinic
Author(s) -
ÖZTUNA Funda,
ÇAN Gamze,
ÖZLÜ Tevfik
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
respirology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.857
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1440-1843
pISSN - 1323-7799
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2007.01127.x
Subject(s) - medicine , smoking cessation , nicotine replacement therapy , nicotine dependence , observational study , addiction , nicotine , physical therapy , family medicine , psychiatry , pathology
Background and objectives: In Turkey, smoking cessation clinics have increased rapidly in recent years. We evaluated the demographic characteristics and the factors influencing the success of quitting among participants in a smoking cessation programme who completed a 5‐year follow up. Methods: An observational study was conducted on all smokers who attended a smoking cessation clinic between April 2000 and June 2005. Results: Of the 350 participants recruited, 58% ( n = 203) were male and 42% ( n = 147) were female; 43.7% were university graduates. The average age of participants was 37.4 ± 11.8 years; the average nicotine addiction level, according to the Fagerstrom nicotine dependence questionnaire, was 5.4 (±2.0). Seventy‐eight (40.2%) of the 194 individuals who stopped smoking were women. At the end of 5 years, 34.6% of participants who attempted to quit were still successful. There was no difference between men and women in terms of their success in quitting after 5 years. Participants who received nicotine replacement therapy remained free of cigarettes 1.9 times (95% CI: 1.2–2.9) longer than those who did not. Conclusion: Smoking cessation programmes should use a combination of behavioural and pharmacological therapies.