Moderators of real-world effectiveness of smoking cessation aids: a population study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Understanding whether and how far smokers' characteristics influence the effectiveness of treatment may be important for tailoring recommendations on cessation aids to those most likely to help the user achieve abstinence. This study aimed to estimate the effectiveness of commonly used smoking cessation aids and test whether their effectiveness differs according to cigarette addiction, socio-economic status, age or sex.

Design

Correlational design using cross-sectional survey data collected monthly between 2006 and 2018.

Setting

England.

Participants

A total of 18 929 adults (aged ≥ 16 years, 52.0% female) who had smoked within the previous 12 months and had made at least one quit attempt during that period.

Measurements

The outcome w

SUBMITTER: Jackson SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6684357 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature