title: Predictors of 6-month tobacco abstinence among 1224 cigarette smokers treated for nicotine dependence.
abstract: This study examined baseline characteristics associated with abstinence from tobacco 6 months after treatment for nicotine dependence. A total of 1224 cigarette smokers (619 females, 605 males) receiving clinical services for treatment of nicotine dependence between January 1, 1995 and June 30, 1997 were studied. The intervention involves a 45-min consultation with a nicotine dependence counselor. A treatment plan individualized to the patient's needs is then developed. The main outcome measure was the self-reported 7-day point prevalence abstinence from tobacco obtained by telephone interview 6-months after the consultation. A bootstrap resampling methodology for predictor variable selection was used to identify a set of multivariate predictors of 6-month tobacco abstinence. Five variables were multivariately associated with tobacco abstinence: male gender, no current psychiatric diagnosis, higher stage of change, longest duration of previous abstinence from tobacco of <1 or > or =30 days, and Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence (FTND) score of < or =5. Assessment of these variables may be useful clinically by assisting health care providers in tailoring nicotine dependence interventions to enhance outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Section of Biostatistics, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, 200 First Street SW, Colonial 3, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
authors.forename: Jennifer A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Ferguson
authors.forename: Christi A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Patten
authors.forename: Darrell R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Schroeder
authors.forename: Kenneth P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Offord
authors.forename: Kay M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Eberman
authors.forename: Richard D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Hurt
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003376:Counseling / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000523:psychology*; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000534:rehabilitation*