title: Testing the transtheoretical model in predicting smoking relapse among Malaysian adult smokers receiving assistance in quitting.
abstract: The role of The Transtheoretical Model (TTM) in predicting relapse is limited. We aimed to assess whether this model can be utilised to predict relapse during the action stage. The participants included 120 smokers who had abstained from smoking for at least 24 hours following two Malaysian universities' smoking cessation programme. The smokers who relapsed perceived significantly greater advantages related to smoking and increasing doubt in their ability to quit. In contrast, former smokers with greater self-liberation and determination to abstain were less likely to relapse. The findings suggest that TTM can be used to predict relapse among quitting smokers.
authors.affiliation: Population Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sungai Buloh, Malaysia. sitimu.yasin@gmail.com
authors.forename: Siti Munira
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Yasin
authors.forename: Masilamani
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Retneswari
authors.forename: Foong Ming
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Moy
authors.forename: Khairul Mizan
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Taib
authors.forename: Marzuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Isahak
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Koh
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008296:Malaysia; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009042:Motivation; D011379:Prognosis; D012008:Recurrence; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000523:psychology; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult