title: [Predictors for 'successful quitting smoking' among males carried out in a smoking cessation clinic].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the predictors for 'quitting' among male smokers in a smoking cessation clinic.
  
  
  METHODS
  The target population consisted of smokers who volunteered to seek treatment for cessation at our clinic in Beijing. Smokers received face-to-face counseling and psychological intervention at the first visit by trained physicians and standardized telephone discussion, was carried out with counselors at 1 week, 1/3/6 months a follow-up study. The main outcomes would involve 'successful quitting' at the 7-day point, continuous quit rates at 3 and 6 months as well as the predictors of 'quitting'.
  
  
  RESULTS
  From October 2008 to December 2012, we collected 355 eligible male smokers among whom 255 had completed the 6-month follow-up program. Results from the analysis (n = 255) showed that the quitting rates at the 7-day point and 3 months were 34.9% and 25.5%, while the rates were 25.1% and 18.3% among the 355 smokers who had the intention for treatment. Data from the stepwise logistic regression model analysis showed that lower exhaled CO level at the first visit, higher perceived confidence in quitting, lower expenditure on cigarettes and had diagnosed tobacco-related chronic diseases by physicians, were important predictors for quitting smoking. The main reasons of failure to quit were addiction of tobacco cigarette, craving for cigarettes to relieve pressure from work, peer influence from other smokers, lack of mental preparation and perseverance to quit, etc.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Smokers who smoked less cigarettes, had higher perceived confidence in quitting and had physician-diagnosed tobacco-related chronic diseases seemed easier to quit. Regular follow-up intervention services for smokers should be established to enhance the motivation for quitting so as to create a favorable environment for the smokers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, Institute of Geriatrics.
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, Institute of Geriatrics. Email: yhe301@sina.com.
authors.forename: Yao
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: He
authors.affiliation: Department of Acupuncture, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.affiliation: Department of Acupuncture, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.
authors.forename: Fang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zuo
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiration, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.
authors.forename: Qinghui
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiration, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.
authors.forename: Changxi
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, Institute of Geriatrics.
authors.forename: Miao
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, Institute of Geriatrics.
authors.forename: Hongyan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003376:Counseling; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data