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

Chin-Jung Lin, Wei-Hsin Huang, Che-Yuan Hsu, Jin-Jin Tjung and Hsin-Lung Chan
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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
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

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 24, 1-7

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.

Keywords: heavy smoker; nicotine replacement therapy; quit smoking clinic; smoking cessation; varenicline; predictor (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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