Understanding quit patterns from a randomized clinical trial: Latent classes, predictors, and long-term abstinence.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Tobacco dependence treatment is recognized as a dynamic, chronic process comprised of several specific phases. Of these phases, the Cessation phase is the most critical as it has demonstrated the strongest relation to quit success. Yet, little is understood about smoking trajectories during this period. The current study aimed to address gaps in the smoking research literature and advance understanding of the dynamic quit process unique to completing an integrated smoking treatment by evaluating quit behavior during the Cessation phase.

Method

Two hundred and sixty-seven treatment seeking smokers enrolled in a clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of a novel, integrated smoking cessation treatment (46.1% male; M_age = 39.25, SD = 13.70) were included in

SUBMITTER: Garey L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8324080 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature