Are predictors of making a quit attempt the same as predictors of 3-month abstinence from smoking? Findings from a sample of smokers recruited for a study of computer-tailored smoking cessation advice in primary care

Abstract

While high motivation and determination to quit is necessary to prompt an attempt to quit smoking, demographic factors and level of nicotine dependence are more important for maintaining abstinence.

Predictors of tobacco abstinence in outpatient smokers with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder treated with varenicline and cognitive behavioral smoking cessation therapy

“…This study replicates prior reports of an association between smoking fewer cigarettes per day at baseline (Kale et al, 2015; Vangeli et al, 2011) in smokers without major psychiatric illness and superior baseline attentional performance in smokers with schizophrenia spectrum disorders (Culhane et al, 2008). A novel finding in this study was that reduction in withdrawal prior to the quit date was associated with abstinence.…”

Abstinence expectancies and quit attempts

“…Existing measures of quitting expectancies have been shown to have adequate internal and concurrent validity (Dijkstra et al, 1996; Hendricks et al, 2009; Sirota et al, 2010; Kale et al, 2015; Abrams et al, 2011; Hendricks et al, 2011; Kahler et al, 2013; Eklund et al, 1997; Lee et al, 2014; Macnee & Talsma, 1995; McKee et al, 2005; Rohsenow et al, 2015). The internal and concurrent validity of the PRBQ in our study appears to be similar to or slightly higher than that of these other measures.…”

“…A clinical trial conducted in general practice among smokers not ready to quit examined five expected advantages and four expected disadvantages of quitting. Only one advantage (more energy and alertness) and one disadvantage (loss of concentration) predicted future quit attempts, and none of the items predicted abstinence success among attempters (Kale et al, 2015). Another study of smokers not trying to quit found negative expectancies about abstinence predicted a quit attempt but not abstinence, and that positive expectancies predicted neither (Lee et al, 2014).…”

“…Other scales have been developed to measure expectancies about smoking cessation (Abrams, Zvolensky, Dorman, Gonzalez, & Mayer, 2011; Macnee & Talsma, 1995; McKee, O'Malley, Salovey, Krishnan-Sarin, & Mazure, 2005; Hendricks, Wood, Baker, Delucchi, & Hall, 2011; Kale, Gilbert, & Sutton, 2015; Dijkstra, De Vries, & Bakker, 1996; Sirota, Rohsenow, Monti, Tidey, & Swift, 2010; Kahler, McHugh, Metrik, & Spillane, 2013; Orleans, Rimer, Cristinzio, Keintz, & Fleisher, 1991; Sorensen & Pechacek, 1986; Sutton, Marsh, & Matheson, 1990). Determining expectancies about smoking cessation could suggest targets for media and clinical interventions; however, this requires knowing which expectancies actually influence quitting.…”

“…Determining expectancies about smoking cessation could suggest targets for media and clinical interventions; however, this requires knowing which expectancies actually influence quitting. Although several studies have examined the reliability and concurrent validity of quitting expectancy scales (Dijkstra et al, 1996; Hendricks, Wood, & Hall, 2009; Sirota et al, 2010; Kale et al, 2015; Abrams et al, 2011; Hendricks et al, 2011; Kahler et al, 2013; Eklund, Hiltunen, Melin, & Borg, 1997; Lee, Catley, & Harris, 2014; Macnee & Talsma, 1995; McKee et al, 2005; Rohsenow et al, 2015), few have tested whether they predict future quit attempts or abstinence success. During a previously published natural history study (Hughes JR et al, 2014), we collected information on one of the more widely used of these scales - the Perceived Risks and Benefits Questionnaire (PRBQ) (McKee et al, 2005).…”