Natural history of attempts to stop smoking.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

This study provides a prospective fine-grain description of the incidence and pattern of intentions to quit, quit attempts, abstinence, and reduction in order to address several clinical questions about self-quitting.

Methods

A total of 152 smokers who planned to quit in the next 3 months called nightly for 12 weeks to an Interactive Voice Response system to report cigarettes/day, quit attempts, intentions to smoke or not in the next day, and so forth. No treatment was provided.

Results

Most smokers (60%) made multiple transitions among smoking, reduction, and abstinence. Intention to not smoke or quit often did not result in a quit attempt but were still strong predictors of a quit attempt and eventual abstinence. Most quit attempts (79%) lasted less tha

SUBMITTER: Hughes JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4184396 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature