Factors associated with smokeless tobacco cessation in an Appalachian population.
Identifying factors associated with successful tobacco quit attempts may help in the development and targeting of effective cessation strategies. This paper aims to describe factors associated with smokeless tobacco (ST) cessation and compares the results to findings in the smoking cessation literature. Prospective data on 116 men aged 19 to 70 and participating in a ST cessation program were used to examine correlates of successful ST cessation at 1-year post-intervention. Controlling for age, level of education (p=0.002) and daily coffee consumption (p=0.005) had significant independent associations with successful cessation. No ST use variables were significant predictors of cessation success. In a multivariable logistic regression model three factors were significantly associated with cessation: education (p=0.010), coffee consumption (p=0.019), and age (p=0.029). Factors associated with successful ST cessation in this sample are consistent with predictors of smoking cessation reported in the literature. Based on its widespread use and the strength of its association with successful quitting, the role of caffeine consumption in ST cessation merits further study.
Kauffman
Ross M
RM
College of Public Health, The Ohio State University, 320 West 10th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA. kauffman.57@osu.edu
Ferketich
Amy K
AK
Wee
Alvin G
AG
Shultz
Jennifer M
JM
Kuun
Patty
P
Wewers
Mary Ellen
ME
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D019540:Area Under Curve; D003069:Coffee; D004522:Educational Status; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D008875:Middle Aged; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods*; D020340:Tobacco Use Cessation
D003069:Coffee