Predictors of smoking cessation and relapse in older adults

We examined longitudinal changes in smoking behavior among older adults in three community cohorts of the Established Populations for Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly. Smoking prevalence declined from 15% at baseline to 9% during 6 years of follow-up. Annual smoking cessation and relapse rates w...

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Published inAmerican journal of public health (1971) Vol. 82; no. 9; pp. 1268 - 1271
Main Authors Salive, M E, Cornoni-Huntley, J, LaCroix, A Z, Ostfeld, A M, Wallace, R B, Hennekens, C H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington, DC Am Public Health Assoc 01.09.1992
American Public Health Association
Subjects
Addictive behaviors
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Biological and medical sciences
Female
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Prevalence
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Recurrence
Risk Factors
Smoking Cessation
Tobacco Use Disorder - epidemiology
United States - epidemiology
United States
North America
America
Human
Relapse
Poison withdrawal
Follow up study
Tobacco smoking
Epidemiology
Elderly
Public health
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Summary:We examined longitudinal changes in smoking behavior among older adults in three community cohorts of the Established Populations for Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly. Smoking prevalence declined from 15% at baseline to 9% during 6 years of follow-up. Annual smoking cessation and relapse rates were 10% and less than 1%, respectively. Interval diagnosis of myocardial infarction, stroke, or cancer increased subsequent smoking cessation but not relapse. Although smoking cessation around diagnosis is increased, primary prevention could yield greater benefits.
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ISSN:0090-0036
1541-0048
DOI:10.2105/AJPH.82.9.1268