Milestones in the Process of Cessation Among Novice Adolescent Smokers

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ID11023252
AuthorsJennifer L O’loughlin (0000-0001-7240-7588, Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec), Jennifer O'Loughlin (Jennifer O'Loughlin and Erika Dugas are with the Centre de recherche du CHUM, Montreal, Quebec. Jennifer O'Loughlin is also with the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Montreal, Quebec, and the Institut national de santé publique du Québec, Montreal. André Gervais and Garbis Meshefedjian are with the Direction de santé publique de Montréal, Quebec.), André Gervais (Jennifer O'Loughlin and Erika Dugas are with the Centre de recherche du CHUM, Montreal, Quebec. Jennifer O'Loughlin is also with the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Montreal, Quebec, and the Institut national de santé publique du Québec, Montreal. André Gervais and Garbis Meshefedjian are with the Direction de santé publique de Montréal, Quebec.), Erika N Dugas (0000-0002-8815-4017, Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec), Erika Dugas (Jennifer O'Loughlin and Erika Dugas are with the Centre de recherche du CHUM, Montreal, Quebec. Jennifer O'Loughlin is also with the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Montreal, Quebec, and the Institut national de santé publique du Québec, Montreal. André Gervais and Garbis Meshefedjian are with the Direction de santé publique de Montréal, Quebec.), G Meshefedjian (0000-0001-9354-3212, Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec)
Year2009
Volume99
Issue3
Pages499-504
Publication date2009-03-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2007.128629
PMID18633080
PMCIDPMC2661454
OpenAlexW2113779333
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited10

Objectives. We sought to document the sequence and timing of milestones in the process of smoking cessation by prospectively studied cessation milestones among novice adolescent smokers. Methods. Participants, aged 12 to 13 years in 1999 (n = 1293), completed self-report questionnaires every 3 months during the school year over 5 years. We ascertained time after first puff to attain 5 cessation milestones among 319 participants who initiated cigarette smoking during follow-up. Results. The cumulative probability of first reports of a serious desire to quit and perceived permanent cessation was 25% at 1.5 months (95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.5, 2.5) after the first puff. The first serious quit attempt occurred at 2.5 months (95% CI = 2.5, 5.4), lack of confidence about quitting followed at 18.4 months (95% CI = 18.4, 26.8), and awareness of the difficulty of quitting occurred at 32.2 months (95% CI = 19.2, 38.4). Conclusions. Desire and attempts to quit began soon after smoking onset. Novice smokers progressed through several stages in their perception of the difficulty of quitting. Increased understanding of the cessation process may help in developing effective tobacco control interventions for novice smokers

Confidence interval · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Smoking cessation · Demography · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Smoking Behavior and Cessation · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes · Pediatrics

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