ArticleBMC public health2011
Use and perceived helpfulness of smoking cessation methods: results from a population survey of recent quitters.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- The views and experiences of smokers who quit smoking unassisted. A systematic review of the qualitative evidence.PloS one · 2015Pooled it
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- Combination of behavioral therapy and varenicline for smoking cessation: Time to beat nicotine.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2022Article
- Methods Used in Smoking Cessation and Reduction Attempts: Findings from Help-Seeking Smokers.Journal of smoking cessation · 2021Article
- User characteristics of national smoking cessation services in Korea: who chooses each type of tobacco cessation program?BMC health services research · 2019Article
- Exposure to positive peer sentiment about nicotine replacement therapy in an online smoking cessation community is associated with NRT use.Addictive behaviors · 2018Article
- A randomized controlled evaluation of the tobacco status project, a Facebook intervention for young adults.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2018Article
- A Qualitative Study on Unassisted Smoking Cessation Among Chinese Canadian Immigrants.American journal of men's health · 2017Article
- A Preliminary Exploration of Former Smokers Enrolled in an Internet Smoking Cessation Program.JMIR research protocols · 2016Article
- Development and application of culturally appropriate decision aids for smoking cessation in Korea: a pragmatic clustered randomization crossover trial.Patient preference and adherence · 2016Article
- Is nicotine replacement therapy overvalued in smoking cessation? Analysis of smokers' and quitters' communication in social media.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2015Article
- Potential Conflict of Interest and Bias in the RACGP's Smoking Cessation Guidelines: Are GPs Provided with the Best Advice on Smoking Cessation for their Patients?Public health ethics · 2015Article
- Why Don't Smokers Want Help to Quit? A Qualitative Study of Smokers' Attitudes towards Assisted vs. Unassisted Quitting.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2015Article
- Evaluation of a mass media campaign promoting using help to quit smoking.American journal of preventive medicine · 2014Article
- "What kind of general practitioner do I need for smoking cessation?" Results from a qualitative study in Poland.BMC family practice · 2013Article
- Correlates of tobacco quit attempts and cessation in the adult population of India: secondary analysis of the Global Adult Tobacco Survey, 2009-10.BMC public health · 2013Article
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Abstract
backgroundIncreasing rates of smoking cessation is one of the most effective measures available to improve population health. To advance the goal of increasing successful cessation at the population level, it is imperative that we understand more about smokers' use of cessation methods, as well as the helpfulness of those methods in real-world experiences of quitting. In this survey of recent quitters, we simultaneously examined rates of use and perceived helpfulness of various cessation methods.
methodsRecent quitters (within 12 months; n = 1097) completed a telephone survey including questions relating to 13 cessation methods. Indices of use and perceived helpfulness for each method were plotted in a quadrant analysis. Socio-demographic differences were explored using bivariate and multivariate analyses.
resultsFrom the quadrant analysis, cold turkey, NRT and gradual reduction before quitting had high use and helpfulness; GP advice had high use and lower helpfulness. Prescribed medication and online programs had low use but high helpfulness. Remaining methods had low use and helpfulness. Younger quitters were more likely to use unassisted methods such as cold turkey; older or less educated quitters were more likely to use assisted methods such as prescribed medication or advice from a general practitioner.
conclusionsThe majority of recent quitters quit cold turkey or cut down before quitting, and reported that these methods were helpful. Efforts to influence population smoking prevalence should attempt to provide support and motivation for smokers choosing these methods, in addition to assessing the effectiveness and accessibility of other methods for smokers who need or choose them.
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