Predicting the outcome of smoking cessation based on Fagerstrom test in people referring to smoking cessation centers in Isfahan during the years 2015- 2018

S. Ebrahim TaghaviZadeh, Fatemeh Samimi, Vahideh RezaeiKahkha, Payam Younesi

Abstract


Cigarettes are the first preventable cause of death in the world. The factors affecting its abandonment consist of a wide range of social, family, and individual issues. Severe nicotine dependence is also one of the prominent factors that make smoking difficult for a person. There are some tools for measuring nicotine dependence for clinical use. The aim of this study was to predict the outcome of smoking cessation based on Fagerstreum test in patients referring to Isfahan Smoking Cessation Centers during the years 2015- 2018. This is a descriptive cross-sectional study. Data were collected through questionnaires of all smokers who participated in Isfahan smoking cessation clinics during the years 2015- 2018, using the designed questionnaire of the World Health Organization and IUATLD. Dependence was assessed by Fagerstrom test and quit based on the individual's non-smoking status after the third session of treatment and confirmation by expiratory carbon monoxide measurement. The data were then analyzed using t-test, chi-square and logistic regression in SPSS software. In this study 988 samples were studied that 78% (79.6%) were male. Evaluation of nicotine dependence revealed that more than half (25.6% - 35.6%) of the clients had high dependence (37.5%) and moderate dependence (84.5%). The success rate of quitting at the end of the period was 98.6% (642) of the eliminated group. The relationship between nicotine dependence and nicotine dependence at the end of the course in participants with three successful, defeat and elimination groups showed that the highest success rate in quitting (79- 94%) had the lowest success rate in people with high dependency (216 people - 84%). (P = 0.00). This study showed that those who are highly addicted to nicotine were less likely to quit. Therefore, it is recommended that special arrangements be made for specific periods of longer duration using multiphase compounds to relieve high dependency.

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