Abstract
Relapse factors associated with a well-supported worksite smoking cessation program were examined in a prospective study. Of 104 employee-participants, 81 (78%) were confirmed as abstinent at 8 days after quit day. Forty-six employees (44%) continued to report total abstinence at 1 year. Stepwise regression analysis of baseline variables found two significant, but weak, predictors of 1-year smoking status: Fagerstrom score and number of other smokers residing in the home. Analysis of tobacco withdrawal symptom data of confirmed abstainers found only self-reported anxiety scores to be predictive of smoking status at 1 year. Early abstainers with elevated anxiety scores appear to be at high risk for smoking relapse.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 227-230 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Preventive Medicine |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 1990 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Epidemiology
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
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Daughton, D. M., Roberts, D., Patil, K. D., & Rennard, S. I. (1990). Smoking cessation in the workplace: Evaluation of relapse factors. Preventive Medicine, 19(2), 227-230. https://doi.org/10.1016/0091-7435(90)90023-D