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- Title
Smoking cessation rate and factors affecting the success of quitting in a smoking cessation clinic using telephone follow-up.
- Authors
Jianghua Xie; Rui Zhong; Lei Zhu; Xiaochang Chang; Jianhua Chen; Wei Wang; Lemeng Zhang; Ouying Chen; Xinhua Yu; Yanhui Zou; Yanqun Li
- Abstract
INTRODUCTION China has the largest number of smokers in the world. The great majority of China's smokers desire to quit smoking (QS); however, the success rate of self-quitting is low. This study investigated the effects of smoking cessation (SC) clinics in a cancer hospital in Hunan province and determined the influencing factors of successful SC. METHODS Smokers were recruited to QS by healthcare workers in the SC clinic from February 2015 to February 2019. SC counseling was provided and telephone follow-up was conducted at 1 week, and at 1, 3 and 6 months. Patients who continued SC during the follow-up period were considered to have QS. RESULTS Of the 344 patients included in this study, 16.3% QS at one week, 26.5% at one month, 27.6% at three months, and 31.7% at six months. Age ≥60 years, previous SC attempts, immediate quit dates, and telephone follow-up times (3-4 calls) were predictive factors for smokers to SC at six months. CONCLUSIONS Age, previous attempts to QS, immediate quit dates and telephone follow-up times were independent predictors of SC success at six months. SC clinics and frequent telephone follow-up improve the success rate of SC, especially in patients who have previously tried to QS or in those who set immediate quit dates.
- Subjects
CHINA; SMOKING prevention; PATIENT aftercare; SMOKING cessation; COUNSELING; HELPLINES
- Publication
Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2021, Vol 19, p1
- ISSN
2070-7266
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.18332/tid/143375