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ArticleJournal of smoking cessation2021

Spontaneous Smoking Cessation in Parents.

Emara Nabi-Burza, Richard Wasserman, Jeremy E Drehmer, Bethany Hipple Walters, Mandy Luo, Deborah Ossip, Jonathan P Winickoff

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Article in Journal of smoking cessation, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Home environment and cigarette quitting behaviors among rural Black/African American women caregivers.Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2025
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7 authors.

Emara Nabi-BurzaGeneral Academic Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital for Children, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3910-1824
Richard WassermanPediatrics, Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0645-0515
Jeremy E DrehmerGeneral Academic Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital for Children, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5022-5836
Bethany Hipple WaltersGeneral Academic Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital for Children, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5124-1424
Mandy LuoGeneral Academic Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital for Children, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6743-3447
Deborah OssipUniversity of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2918-597X
Jonathan P WinickoffGeneral Academic Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital for Children, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6126-9095

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo determine the percentage of parents who report quitting spontaneously and examine the factors associated with these quits.

methodsAs part of a cluster randomized control trial addressing parental smoking in a pediatric outpatient setting, 12-month follow-up survey data were collected from parents who had self-identified as smokers when exiting from 10 control practices. Parents were considered to have made a spontaneous quit if they reported not smoking a cigarette, even a puff, in the last 7 days and chose the statement "I did not plan the quit in advance; I just did it" when describing how their quit attempt started.

resultsOf the 981 smoking parents enrolled at baseline, 710 (72%) completed the 12-month follow-up. Of these, 123 (17%) reported quitting, of whom 50 (41%) reported quitting spontaneously. In multivariable analysis, parents who reported smoking on some days vs. every day (OR 3.06 (95% CI 1.42, 6.62)) and that nobody had smoked in their home/car vs. someone had smoked in these settings in the past 3 months (OR 2.19 (95% CI 1.06, 4.54)) were more likely to quit spontaneously.

conclusionsThis study shows that, of parents who quit smoking, a substantial percentage report quitting spontaneously and that intermittent smoking and smoke-free home/car policies are associated with reports of quitting spontaneously. Promoting smoke-free home/car policies, especially when parents are not willing to make a plan to quit smoking, might increase the likelihood that parents decide to quit without advance planning. Pediatric healthcare providers are uniquely positioned to use the child's visit to motivate parents to quit smoking and eliminate their child's exposure to tobacco smoke, regardless of the frequency of smoking or a readiness to plan a quit attempt.

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