title: Correlation between willing to smoking cessation and treatment outcome of health care workers in Thailandt.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Evaluate relationship between motivation and success rate to quit smoking in 59 health care workers.
  
  
  METHODS
  Prospective study of59 chest disease institute health care workers were assessed for motivation and enrolled into a program to quit smoking. Comprehensive counseling in combinations with a 3-months intake of drug varenicline" was used to help quit smoking. One-year follow-up was performed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Fifty-two percent of volunteers had a quit ladder questionnaire result of more than or equal to 8 (set quit date). There was significant correlation between willing patients who are motivated (quit ladder questionnaire more than or equal to 8) and success rate of smoking cessation in two weeks after treatment (p = 0.010, RR 2.323, 95% confidence interval 1.144-4.714). Success rate of smoking cessation after start of treatment was as high as 47.5% and sustained to 40.7% in one year.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There was correlation between willingness and success in quitting. Varenicline help patients quit smoking.
authors.affiliation: Chest Department, Chest Disease Institute, Nonthaburi, Thailand. piamlarp@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Piamlarp
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sangsayunh
authors.forename: Kittima
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bangpattanasiri
authors.forename: Kalya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rujiraruchana
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001552:Benzazepines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003376:Counseling; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D018722:Nicotinic Agonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000523:psychology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011810:Quinoxalines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012907:Smoking / Q000523:psychology*; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013785:Thailand; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D000068580:Varenicline; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D001552:Benzazepines; D018722:Nicotinic Agonists; D011810:Quinoxalines; D000068580:Varenicline