Abstract
Objective:To evaluate factors associated with the risk of continuing to smoke after one year of treatment.Methods: we retrospectively analyzed data collected during the evaluation for admission in smoking cessation program in the smoking cessation program of the School of Medicine in Botucatu, Brazil, between January and December2012.The independent variables were gender, age, educational level, age started smoking, degree of nicotine dependence, previous attempts to cessation, prior use resource to quit smoking, anxiety and depression scores and use of additional resource during treatment were evaluated in 245 smokers.One year following treatment interviews was carried out by telephone call to assess whether patients were still smoking. Multiple logistic regression was used to analyze risk to continue smoking.Results: 61% were female, with a median age of 52 (16-82) years and the onset of smoking of 14 (3-47) years. 13.5% were illiterate and 51.8% had not completed high school. The degree of dependence was high / very high in 62%, moderate in 15% and low / very low 23%. The majority (76%) had made at least one attempt smoking cessation. The median score was 8 of anxiety and depression 5 points. More than half (55%) of respondents did not quit smoking. Variables associated with risk to continue smoking were age, previous use of some resource to quit smoking, the association of tobacco use with moments of sadness and use additional resources during treatment.Conclusion: The results of this study are in agreement with the literature and emphasize the difficulty in smoking cessation in youth groups and the need for tailored programs for this group.
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