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Smoking Cessation Rate and Its Predictors among Heavy Smokers in a Smoking-Free Hospital in Taiwan

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  • Chin-Jung Lin

    (Department of Family Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei 106, Taiwan)

  • Wei-Hsin Huang

    (Department of Family Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei 106, Taiwan
    Community Health Center, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei 106, Taiwan
    Division of Medicine, Mackay Medical College, New Taipei City 252, Taiwan)

  • Che-Yuan Hsu

    (Department of Family Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei 106, Taiwan)

  • Jin-Jin Tjung

    (Department of Family Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei 106, Taiwan)

  • Hsin-Lung Chan

    (Department of Family Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei 106, Taiwan
    Community Health Center, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei 106, Taiwan
    Division of Medicine, Mackay Medical College, New Taipei City 252, Taiwan)

Abstract

Smoking poses critical risks for heart disease and cancers. Heavy smokers, defined as smoking more than 30 pack-year, are the most important target for smoking cessation. This study aimed to obtain the cessation rate and its predictors among heavy smokers. We collected data from heavy smokers who visited a smoking-free hospital in Taiwan during 2017. All patients were prescribed either varenicline or nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) for smoking cessation, and their smoking status was followed for six months. Successful smoking cessation was defined by self-reported no smoking over the preceding seven days (7-day point abstinence). In total, 280 participants with a mean aged of 53.5 years were enrolled, and 42.9% of participants successfully stopped smoking in 6 months. The results revealed that quitters were older, with hypertension, fewer daily cigarettes, and being prescribed with varenicline. Multiple logistic regressions analyses identified that fewer daily cigarettes and being prescribed with varenicline were predictors of successful smoking cessation. Therefore, we suggest that varenicline use may help heavy smokers in smoking cessation.

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  • Chin-Jung Lin & Wei-Hsin Huang & Che-Yuan Hsu & Jin-Jin Tjung & Hsin-Lung Chan, 2021. "Smoking Cessation Rate and Its Predictors among Heavy Smokers in a Smoking-Free Hospital in Taiwan," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(24), pages 1-7, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:24:p:12938-:d:697760
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    2. Wei-Hsin Huang & Hsin-Yin Hsu & Betty Chia-Chen Chang & Fong-Ching Chang, 2018. "Factors Correlated with Success Rate of Outpatient Smoking Cessation Services in Taiwan," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(6), pages 1-7, June.
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