A population-level analysis of changes in Australian smokers' preferences for smoking cessation support over two decades - from 1998 to 2017.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Encouraging and assisting smokers to quit remains a key public health goal. Government and commercial initiatives have nudged smokers towards supported cessation. We tracked long-term trends in Australian smokers' quit attempt methods across 20 years.

Methods

Data from 11,917 smokers were collected from an annual, cross-sectional, face-to-face, random and representative population survey. The survey measured demographic characteristics, tobacco use, recent quit attempts, nicotine dependence, quit intentions, and recent methods used when attempting to quit. Quit attempt preferences were analysed over time and by smoker characteristics.

Findings

Each year, more smokers attempted to quit than remained quit, with a stable trend over time. Socioeconomic disadvan

SUBMITTER: Dono J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8669336 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature