title: How do prompts for attempts to quit smoking relate to method of quitting and quit success?
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Understanding how prompts for quit attempts relate to quitting methods and success may improve smoking cessation interventions.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This study aims to establish whether prompts for quitting are associated with quitting method and success.
  
  
  METHODS
  Using a cross-sectional design, 6,126 past-year smokers who had tried to quit in the last 12 months, were asked to identify prompts contributing to their most recent attempt.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Attempts prompted by health professional advice were significantly more likely to involve use of treatments and gradual rather than abrupt cessation (odds ratios (ORs; 95 % confidence interval (CIs)) = 3.64 (3.14-4.22), 0.68 (0.59-0.78); respectively) but were not more likely to succeed. Attempts prompted by concern about current or future health, or cost, were more likely to succeed (OR (95 % CIs) = 1.79 (1.38-2.32), 1.25 (1.01-1.54), and 1.41 (1.13-1.76)).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Quit attempts prompted by health professional advice appear to be more likely to involve gradual reduction and use of treatments. Those prompted by health concerns and cost appear more likely to succeed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Population Health Sciences and Education, St George's University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London, UK, mussher@sgul.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ussher
authors.forename: Jamie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Abirami
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rajamanoharan
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: West
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003463:Cues; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult