Factors associated with quitting smoking at a tobacco dependence treatment clinic.
OBJECTIVE
To identify factors associated with successful quitting at a free tobacco treatment clinic.


METHODS
A cohort study of the first 1021 patients who made a quit attempt. Baseline and treatment variables were recorded, and logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with abstinence at 4-week and 6-month follow-up.


RESULTS
Three hundred twenty (31.3%) patients reported tobacco abstinence at 6 months. Several markers of low socioeconomic status and high nicotine dependence were predictive of poorer smoking cessation outcomes. Compliance with evidence-based treatment was associated with improved treatment outcome, as was older age and having more than 2 children.


CONCLUSIONS
Efforts should be made to enhance treatment compliance among smokers with indicators of high nicotine dependence and low socioeconomic status.
Foulds
Jonathan
J
Tobacco Dependence Program (TDP), University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) School of Public Health (SPH), New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA. jonathan.foulds@umdnj.edu
Gandhi
Kunal K
KK
Steinberg
Michael B
MB
Richardson
Donna L
DL
Williams
Jill M
JM
Burke
Michael V
MV
Rhoads
George G
GG
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003710:Demography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012907:Smoking / Q000628:therapy*; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome