Spontaneous Smoking Cessation in Parents.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

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

Methods

As 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.

Results

Of the 981 smoking parents enrolled at baseline, 710 (72%) completed the 12-month follow-up. Of these, 123 (17%) reported quitting,

SUBMITTER: Nabi-Burza E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8279195 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature