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      Predictors of 6-month tobacco abstinence among 1224 cigarette smokers treated for nicotine dependence

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      Addictive Behaviors
      Elsevier BV

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          Abstract

          This study examined baseline characteristics associated with abstinence from tobacco 6 months after treatment for nicotine dependence. A total of 1224 cigarette smokers (619 females, 605 males) receiving clinical services for treatment of nicotine dependence between January 1, 1995 and June 30, 1997 were studied. The intervention involves a 45-min consultation with a nicotine dependence counselor. A treatment plan individualized to the patient's needs is then developed. The main outcome measure was the self-reported 7-day point prevalence abstinence from tobacco obtained by telephone interview 6-months after the consultation. A bootstrap resampling methodology for predictor variable selection was used to identify a set of multivariate predictors of 6-month tobacco abstinence. Five variables were multivariately associated with tobacco abstinence: male gender, no current psychiatric diagnosis, higher stage of change, longest duration of previous abstinence from tobacco of <1 or > or =30 days, and Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence (FTND) score of < or =5. Assessment of these variables may be useful clinically by assisting health care providers in tailoring nicotine dependence interventions to enhance outcomes.

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          Journal
          Addictive Behaviors
          Addictive Behaviors
          Elsevier BV
          03064603
          September 2003
          September 2003
          : 28
          : 7
          : 1203-1218
          Article
          10.1016/S0306-4603(02)00260-5
          12915164
          22dbce20-1732-46e0-9595-f90bd30258b2
          © 2003

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