Effectiveness of a Large, Nation-Wide Smoking Abstinence Campaign in the Netherlands: A Longitudinal Study.

ABSTRACT: From 2014, the 28-day smoking abstinence campaign 'Stoptober' is held in the Netherlands. Each year, more than 50,000 people participate in what has become a nation-wide collective cessation attempt. This study aims to determine the short-term effects of 'Stoptober' on participants' smoking behavior and behavioral determinants. Stoptober participants completed online surveys before the start of the campaign (n = 6856) and three months later (n = 1127). Descriptive statistics and t-tests were performed to determine changes in smoking and behavioral determinants. Logistic regression analyses were used to identify differences between subgroups. After three months, 71.8% of respondents had quit smoking and consumption was reduced among sustained smokers. Cessation rates were similar for subgro

SUBMITTER: Troelstra SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6388192 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature