title: Factors predicting participant attrition in a community-based, culturally specific smoking-cessation program for Hispanic smokers.
abstract: Factors predicting participant attrition in a community-based, culturally specific smoking-cessation program enrolling 93 Hispanic smokers were examined. Analysis of univariate predictors showed noncompleters (n = 18) to have lower incomes, to have expressed greater initial confidence in their ability to stop smoking, and to have perceived themselves to be in poorer general health and poorer health in relation to peers, than completers. Noncompleters were also more likely to have reported cardiovascular problems. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that confidence in stopping smoking, health compared with that of peers, and reported cardiovascular problems contributed significantly to prediction while controlling for other significant univariate predictors. The results are discussed in terms of factors that might mitigate premature termination in community-based smoking-cessation interventions targeting Hispanic smokers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, St. John's University, Jamaica, New York 11439, USA. jnevid@pipeline.com
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Nevid
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Javier
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Moulton
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017691:Caribbean Region / Q000208:ethnology; D002489:Central America / Q000208:ethnology; D003153:Community Health Services; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009519:New York City; D010352:Patient Dropouts / Q000523:psychology; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013020:South America / Q000208:ethnology