title: Outcome predictors of smoking cessation treatment provided by an addiction care unit between 2007 and 2010.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze the predictors of smoking cessation treatment outcomes in a sample with a high rate of medical and psychiatric disorders and addictions.
  
  
  METHODS
  Analysis of predictors of success of a 6-week treatment provided by an addiction care unit (CAPS-AD) to 367 smokers in Brazil from 2007 to 2010. Forty variables were collected at baseline. Success was defined as abstinence from smoking for a period of at least 14 consecutive days, including the last day of treatment. Twenty variables were selected for the logistic regression model.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The only condition correlated with successful treatment after logistic regression was smoking one's first cigarette 5 minutes or more after waking (beta = 1.85, 95% confidence interval [95%CI] = 1.11-3.10, p = 0.018). Subjects with hypertension and alcohol use disorders and those who were undergoing psychiatric treatment showed success rates comparable to or greater than the average success rate of the sample (34.2-44.4%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These findings support the importance of the variable time to first cigarette in treatment outcomes for a sample with a high rate of clinical and psychiatric disorders. Good success rates were observed for pharmacological treatment, which was combined with group therapy based on cognitive-behavioral concepts and integrated into ongoing treatment of other addictions and psychiatric disorders.
authors.affiliation: Disciplines of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology, Medical School, Fundação ABC, Santo AndréSP, Brazil.
authors.forename: João Maurício
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Castaldelli-Maia
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Faculdade de Medicina de Marília (FAMEMA), MaríliaSP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Carlos Felipe Cavalcanti
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.affiliation: Disciplines of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology, Medical School, Fundação ABC, Santo AndréSP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Fábio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Armentano
authors.affiliation: Disciplines of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology, Medical School, Fundação ABC, Santo AndréSP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Fernanda Piotto
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: Frallonardo
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São PauloSP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Tania Correa de Toledo Ferraz
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Alves
authors.affiliation: Disciplines of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology, Medical School, Fundação ABC, Santo AndréSP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Arthur Guerra de
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Andrade
authors.affiliation: Disciplines of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology, Medical School, Fundação ABC, Santo AndréSP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Sérgio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nicastri
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012907:Smoking / Q000628:therapy*; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome