2017
DOI: 10.1016/j.jegh.2017.06.003
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Predictors of past quit attempts and duration of abstinence among cigarette smokers

Abstract: The promoters of smoking cessation services should consider these factors when designing comprehensive tobacco control initiatives and in service planning.

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“…In line with previous studies, 9,15 our study also found that smokers with lower nicotine addiction are more likely to make an attempt to quit smoking. Respondents with moderate to high dependency might encounter more severe withdrawal symptoms including irritability, frustration, anger, anxiety, increased appetite, and difficulty concentrating, since their last quit attempt, therefore making quitting difficult.…”
Section: Factors Associated With Attempt To Quit Smoking Among Currensupporting
confidence: 93%
“…In line with previous studies, 9,15 our study also found that smokers with lower nicotine addiction are more likely to make an attempt to quit smoking. Respondents with moderate to high dependency might encounter more severe withdrawal symptoms including irritability, frustration, anger, anxiety, increased appetite, and difficulty concentrating, since their last quit attempt, therefore making quitting difficult.…”
Section: Factors Associated With Attempt To Quit Smoking Among Currensupporting
confidence: 93%
“…Recent findings from Lebanon showed that the motivation to quit was significantly associated with higher stages of readiness to quit 28 and would significantly increase the odds of having a real quit attempt duration of more than one month. 29 Our findings indicated that motivation did not have significant impact on the success of quitting, though this was likely, due to the small sample size. Current smokers with extrinsic motivations (i.e., social influences) were less likely to quit successfully than intrinsic motivations (i.e., health related influences).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 56%
“…Details about the translation process were presented in previous studies. 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 The Fagerstrom scale was used to assess nicotine dependence, whereas the Richmond scale was used to assess motivation to quit. The Fagerstrom scale included questions about (i) how soon after you wake up to you smoke your first cigarette, (ii) finding difficulty to refrain from smoking in places where it is forbidden, (iii) the cigarette the patient would hate most to give up, (iv) number of cigarettes smoked per day, (v) smoking frequently in the morning and (vi) smoking even if you are sick in bed most of the day.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Accordance to a study by Layoun et al 14.8% adult smokers have changed their smoking habit due to health warning, who were motivated to quit smoking were secondarily to health warning on cigarette packet cigarette packet made more quiet attempts. 5,6 This prevalence was taken for sample size calculation. With Z=1.96 for 95% confidence limit and 9% absolute precision the sample size was calculated to be:…”
Section: Sample Sizementioning
confidence: 99%
“…9 Variables for health warning on cigarette packs contained questions on knowledge of smokers about the health warning and their response to it, motivation to quit after seeing health warning ,actual reason for quitting if required or quitted. [5][6][7][10][11][12][13]…”
Section: Study Tools and Variablesmentioning
confidence: 99%