ArticleBMJ open2015
Quitting experiences and preferences for a future quit attempt: a study among inpatient smokers.
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- Interventions for smoking cessation in hospitalised patients.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Smokers' and Non-Smokers' Attitudes towards Smoking Cessation in Saudi Arabia: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
- Hypnotherapy for smoking cessation.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- Smoking and finances: baseline characteristics of low income daily smokers in the FISCALS cohort.International journal for equity in health · 2017Trial
- Hospitalised Smokers' and Staff Perspectives of Inpatient Smoking Cessation Interventions and Impact on Smokers' Quality of Life: An Integrative Review of the Qualitative Literature.Journal of smoking cessation · 2023Review
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- Smoking cessation after hospitalization for myocardial infarction or cardiac surgery: Assessing patient interest, confidence, and physician prescribing practices.Clinical cardiology · 2019Article
- Willingness-to-try various tobacco cessation methods among US adult cigarette smokers.Tobacco prevention & cessation · 2019Article
- Electronic Cigarettes and Smoking Cessation in the Perioperative Period of Cardiothoracic Surgery: Views of Australian Clinicians.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
- Use of electronic cigarettes in the perioperative period: A mixed-method study exploring perceptions of cardiothoracic patients in Australia.Tobacco induced diseases · 2018Article
- Clinical challenges facing patient participation in cardiac rehabilitation: cigarette smoking.Expert review of cardiovascular therapyReview
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Abstract
objectiveUnderstanding smokers' quit experiences and their preferences for a future quit attempt may aid in the development of effective cessation treatments. The aims of this study were to measure tobacco use behaviour; previous quit attempts and outcomes; methods used to assist quitting; difficulties experienced during previous attempts; the motives and preferred methods to assist quitting in a future attempt; identify the factors associated with preferences for smoking cessation.
designFace-to-face interview using a structured questionnaire.
settingInpatient wards of three Australian public hospitals.
participantsHospitalised smokers enrolled in a smoking cessation trial.
resultsOf 600 enrolled patients (42.8% participation rate), 64.3% (n=386) had attempted quitting in the previous 12 months. On a scale of 1 (low) to 10 (high), current motivation to quit smoking was high (median 9; IQR 6.5-10), but confidence was modest (median 5; IQR 3-8). Among 386 participants who reported past quit attempts, 69.9% (n=270) had used at least one cessation aid to assist quitting. Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) was most commonly stated (222, 57.5%), although the majority had used NRT for <4 weeks. Hypnotherapy was the most common (68, 17.6%) non-pharmacological treatment. Over 80% (n=311) experienced withdrawal symptoms; craving and irritability were commonly reported. Most participants (351, 58.5%) believed medications, especially NRT (322, 53.7%), would assist them to quit in the future. History of previous smoking cessation medication use was the only independent predictor of interest in using medications for a future quit attempt.
conclusionsThe majority of smokers had attempted quitting in the previous 12 months; NRT was a popular cessation treatment, although it was not used as recommended by most. This suggests a need for assistance in the selection and optimal use of cessation aids for hospitalised smokers. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: Australian and New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry: ACTRN12612000368831.
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