title: Predictors of sustained six months quitting success: efforts of smoking cessation in low intensity smoke-free workplaces.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  This study aims to identify the predictors of a 6-month quitting success among employees involved in workplace smoking cessation with low-intensity smoke-free policy.
  
  
  METHODS
  A multicentre prospective cohort study was conducted among employees from 2 different public universities in Malaysia. Interventions include at least 2 sessions of behavioural therapy combined with free nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) for 8 weeks. Participants were followed up for 6 months. Independent variables assessed were on sociodemographic and environmental tobacco smoke. Their quit status were determined at 1 week, 3 months and 6 months.
  
  
  RESULTS
  One hundred and eighty- five smokers volunteered to participate. Among the participants, 15% and 13% sustained quit at 3 months and 6 months respectively. Multivariate analysis revealed that at 6 months, attending all 3 behavioural sessions predicted success. None of the environmental tobacco exposure variables were predictive of sustained cessation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Individual predictors of success in intra-workplace smoking cessation programmes do not differ from the conventional clinic-based smoking cessation. Furthermore, environmental tobacco exposure in low intensity smoke-free workplaces has limited influence on smokers who succeeded in maintaining 6 months quitting.
authors.affiliation: Population Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia.
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: Nurhuda
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ismail
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D061845:Smoke-Free Policy; D012907:Smoking / Q000628:therapy*; D016540:Smoking Cessation; D013997:Time Factors; D017132:Workplace; D055815:Young Adult