ArticleBMJ open2021
Government's subsidisation policy and utilisation of smoking cessation treatments: a population-based cross-sectional study in Taiwan.
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- Comparisons of factors correlated with successful smoking cessation between middle-aged and older smokers.PloS one · 2026Article
- Repeated participation in hospital smoking cessation services and its effectiveness in smoking cessation: a seven-year observational study in Taiwan.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2024Article
- The Latrobe Smoking Support Service: A quantitative study of participants in a regional area.Health science reports · 2024Article
- Multiple in-hospital counseling increases six-month smoking abstinence among individuals participating in a hospital-initiated smoking cessation program.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2022Article
- Body-Weight Gain in Women During Smoking Cessation Is a Sex-Specific Predictor of 6-Month Abstinence: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectivesThis study examined the associations between the Second-Generation Cessation Payment Scheme (SCPS) and the use of smoking cessation treatments. Furthermore, these associations were compared between light and heavy smokers in Taiwan.
designThis study had a cross-sectional design.
settingData were obtained from the Taiwan Adult Smoking Behaviour Surveillance System 2010-2011 and 2013-2014; data for each year consisted of a nationally representative sample of adults aged 18 years and older.
participantsCurrent smokers who had either quit or made a serious attempt to quit smoking were selected for the analysis. PRIMARY OUTCOME MEASURE: The primary outcome measure was the use of a smoking cessation clinic or pharmacy in a twice daily to quit smoking.
resultsAccording to multivariate analysis, the SCPS was positively associated with the combined use of a smoking cessation clinic and a pharmacy (OR=3.947; 95% CI: 1.359 to 11.463) when individual-level predictors (gender, age, education level, marital status, monthly household income, daily cigarette consumption, smoking status and self-reported health) were controlled. Heavy smokers showed a significant increase in the sole use of a pharmacy (OR=1.676; 95% CI: 1.094 to 2.569) and combined use of a smoking cessation clinic and pharmacy (OR=8.984; 95% CI: 1.914 to 42.173) after the SCPS was introduced. In addition, when related factors were controlled, the use of smoking cessation services was more frequent among heavy smokers than light smokers, including any treatment (OR=1.594; 95% CI: 1.308 to 1.942), a smoking cessation clinic (OR=1.539; 95% CI: 1.232 to 1.922), a pharmacy (OR=1.632; 95% CI: 1.157 to 2.302) and the combination of a smoking cessation clinic and pharmacy (OR=4.608; 95% CI: 1.331 to 15.949) .
conclusionsThe SCPS subsidisation policy increased the use of smoking cessation treatments, particularly among heavy smokers.
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