Quitline Activity in the Republic of Korea

Yun, E Hwa; Lim, Min Kyung; Oh, Jin Kyoung; Ki, In Ha; Shin, Sang-Hwa; Jeong, Bo Yoon

doi:10.7314/apjcp.2016.17.s2.1

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“…Intensive script and telecommunication training are mandatory for coaches when they are recruited, and their performance is monitored by a coordinator and an expert service quality committee. This committee decides on the contents and direction of additional training, if necessary [ 18 , 19 ].…”

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Factors Associated with the 30-Day and 1-Year Smoking Abstinence of Women in Korea: The Effect of Nicotine Dependency, Self-Efficacy, and Mental Illness

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Despite the success of tobacco control efforts in reducing smoking rates during the past 50 years, data on the factors contributing to quitting success are still lacking. Smoking-related mortality among women has also not declined. Therefore, this study aimed to characterize sociodemographic features, smoking-related behaviors, mental illness, and smoking cessation in woman smokers in Korea who were registered in the Quitline program. Furthermore, factors associated with 30-day and 1-year successful smoking cessation after enrollment in the Quitline program were investigated. A total of 3360 adult woman Quitline users from 2007 to 2018 were included in the final analysis, with information on their age, education level, marital status, body mass index, frequency of alcohol consumption per month, nicotine dependency, self-efficacy for smoking cessation, presence of a smoking cessation supporter, and mental health history collected upon registration with the Quitline program in Korea. Their cessation outcome was investigated with a 1-year follow-up until the end of 2019. A multiple logistic regression analysis was conducted to identify factors associated with smoking cessation at the 30-day and 1-year follow-ups. The results of the multiple logistic regression analysis indicated that lower nicotine dependency, higher self-efficacy, and the presence of a smoking cessation supporter improved the odds of smoking cessation at the 30-day and 1-year follow-ups. In contrast, users with a mental health condition were less likely to achieve smoking cessation. Incorporating methods to increase self-efficacy in women who decide to quit smoking will contribute to facilitating more attempts to quit and achieving greater success in smoking cessation among woman smokers.

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Factors Associated with the 30-Day and 1-Year Smoking Abstinence of Women in Korea: The Effect of Nicotine Dependency, Self-Efficacy, and Mental Illness

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“…Our results indicate that our intervention is feasible in this population of smokers and participants (of those who completed the program) reported high levels of program satisfaction. While not powered for efficacy, our preliminary evidence indicates that our 7-day point prevalence quit rates at end of treatment and follow-ups exceeded those in other non-western tobacco cessation programs [ 15 , 16 , 17 ].…”

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Feasibility and Acceptability of a Telephone-Based Smoking Cessation Intervention for Qatari Residents

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The steady increase in smoking rates has led to a call for wide-reaching and scalable interventions for smoking cessation in Qatar. This study examined the feasibility and acceptability of an evidence-based smoking cessation program delivered by telephone for Qatari residents. A total of 248 participants were recruited through primary care centers and received five weekly scheduled proactive behavioral counseling calls from personnel trained in tobacco cessation and navigation to obtain cessation pharmacotherapy from clinics. Outcomes were assessed at end of treatment (EOT), and 1- and-3-month follow up. The Mann–Whitney test was used to compare the average number of participants recruited per month pre- and post-COVID. We recruited 16 participants/month, the majority (85.5%) attended at least one counselling session, and 95.4% used some of pharmacotherapy. Retention rates were 70% at EOT, 64.4% and 71.7% at 1- and 3-month follow up, respectively; 86% reported being ‘extremely satisfied’ by the program. Our ITT 7-day point prevalence abstinence was 41.6% at EOT, 38.4% and 39.3% at 1-and 3-month, respectively. The average number of participants recruited per month was significantly higher for pre vs. post-COVID (18.9 vs. 10.0, p-value = 0.02). Average number of participants retained at EOT per recruitment month showed a slight decrease from 8.6 pre- to 8.2 post-COVID; average number who quit smoking at EOT per recruitment month also showed a decrease from 6 to 4.6. The study results indicated that our telephone-based intervention is feasible and acceptable in this population and presents a new treatment model which can be easily disseminated to a broad population of Qatari smokers.

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“…adolescents, women and men) for more effective intervention outcomes. Differences in these programs are based on factors such as smoking prevalence, smoking behaviors, smoking-trigger factors and motivational factors for quitting [3,17,18]. In the current analysis, only male Quitline users were included in the study because they constitute the majority of the smoking population in Korea.…”

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“…Therefore, their readiness to quit and the effects of low nicotine yield cigarettes may differ from those of smokers who did not attempt to quit. Furthermore, the findings of this study cannot be applied to women and adolescents, because compared with male smokers, they have different smoking prevalence, smoking patterns, smoking-trigger factors and motivations for quitting smoking [3,17,18].…”

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Comparison of smoking cessation rates of Quitline users in Korea between smokers of ultra‐low nicotine yield cigarettes and other types of cigarette: a prospective study

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Jeong

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Aims It is not known whether the machine‐smoked nicotine yield of usual brand of cigarette smoked is associated with the chances of success of quit attempts. This study aimed to assess this association. Design Prospective study. Setting Republic of Korea. Participants A total of 16 808 male smokers registered for the Quitline between 7 April 2006 and 31 December 2013. Of these, 13 176 participants who were > 19 years of age and provided data on their demographic characteristics, smoking‐related behaviors, nicotine dependence, tobacco brands used and self‐efficacy were included in this study. Measurements Machine‐smoked nicotine yield was based on information provided by tobacco companies on cigarette packages that smokers reported as their usual brand. Ultra‐low nicotine yield was defined as ≤ 0.1 mg machine‐smoked nicotine yield per cigarette, whereas higher nicotine yield was defined as > 0.1 mg machine‐smoked nicotine yield. Participant personal information and self‐reported continuous abstinence at 1‐month, 6‐month and 1‐year follow‐up were recorded in electronic databases. Findings Continuous abstinence rates in the ultra‐low nicotine yield versus higher nicotine yield groups were, respectively, 40.7 versus 34.6% at 1 month [odds ratio (OR) = 1.22, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.12–1.33], 22.7 versus 18.8% at 6 months (OR = 1.20, 95% CI = 1.08–1.32) and 19.5 versus 16.6% (OR = 1.19, 95% CI = 1.10–1.29) at 1 year. The association between ultra‐low nicotine yield cigarette smoking and successful quitting was stronger among the smokers with higher cigarette dependence. Conclusions Male smokers who use the Korean Quitline are more likely to quit successfully if they smoke ultra‐low nicotine yield cigarettes than if they smoke higher nicotine yield cigarettes.

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Quitline Activity in the Republic of Korea

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Factors Associated with the 30-Day and 1-Year Smoking Abstinence of Women in Korea: The Effect of Nicotine Dependency, Self-Efficacy, and Mental Illness

Factors Associated with the 30-Day and 1-Year Smoking Abstinence of Women in Korea: The Effect of Nicotine Dependency, Self-Efficacy, and Mental Illness

Feasibility and Acceptability of a Telephone-Based Smoking Cessation Intervention for Qatari Residents

Comparison of smoking cessation rates of Quitline users in Korea between smokers of ultra‐low nicotine yield cigarettes and other types of cigarette: a prospective study

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