Quit now? Quit soon? Quit when you're ready? Insights about target quit dates for smoking cessation from an online quit date tool.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Setting a target quit date (TQD) is often an important component in smoking cessation treatment, but ambiguity remains concerning the optimal timing (ie, quitting spontaneously versus delaying to prepare).

Objective

We examined four questions about the timing of TQDs and smoking outcomes in secondary analyses of The iQUITT Study, a randomized trial of Internet and telephone treatment for cessation: (1) What are the characteristics of TQDs set using an online interactive quit date tool?, (2) What are the characteristics of individuals who use a quit date tool and do they differ from those who do not?, (3) Are there differences in smoker characteristics, treatment utilization, and cessation outcomes based TQD timing?, and (4) Is maintenance of an initial TQD predict

SUBMITTER: Cobb CO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3958692 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature