title: Sociodemographic and smoking behavioral predictors associated with smoking cessation according to follow-up periods: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of transdermal nicotine patches.
abstract: This study investigated sociodemographic and smoking behavioral factors associated with smoking cessation according to follow-up periods. In this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of transdermal nicotine patches, subjects were a total of 118 adult male smokers, who were followed up for 12 months. Univariable logistic regression analysis and stepwise multiple logistic regression analyses were performed to identify the predictors of smoking cessation. The overall self-reported point prevalence rates of abstinence were 20% (24/118) at 12 months follow-up, and there was no significant difference in abstinence rates between placebo and nicotine patch groups. In the univariable logistic regression analysis, predictors of successful smoking cessation were the low consumption of cigarettes per day and the low Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence (FTND) scores (p<0.05) at 3, 6, and 12 months follow-up. In the stepwise multiple logistic regression analyses, predictors of successful smoking cessation, which were different according to the follow- up periods, were found to be the low consumption of cigarettes per day at the short-term and midterm follow-up (< or =6 months), older age, and the low consumption of cigarettes per day at the long-term follow-up (12 months).
authors.affiliation: Smoking Cessation Clinic, and Center for Cancer Prevention and Detection, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea.
authors.forename: Seung Kwon
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Myung
authors.forename: Hong Gwan
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.forename: Sohee
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Yeol
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Dong Jin
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Do Hoon
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Moon Woo
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Seong
authors.forename: Myung Hyun
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Nam
authors.forename: Seung Won
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.forename: Ji Ae
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Mi Young
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000279:Administration, Cutaneous; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D009538:Nicotine / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D012907:Smoking / Q000523:psychology*; D016540:Smoking Cessation
chemical_list: D009538:Nicotine