Evaluation of Nicotine Dependence Level and Factors Affecting the Success of Smoking Cessation in an Outpatient Clinic

dc.contributor.authorFidan, Cihan
dc.contributor.authorSalguer, Funda
dc.contributor.authorSimsek, Meliha Kubra
dc.contributor.authorBirlik, Seyma Berfu
dc.contributor.authorAkcay, Mueserref Sule
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-21T07:50:28Z
dc.date.available2022-06-21T07:50:28Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractAIM: We aimed to determine the sociodemographic characteristics of those who applied to the smoking cessation outpatient clinic and to determine the factors affecting their smoking cessation success. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 97 people who applied to Baskent University Hospital Family Medicine Smoking Cessation Outpatient Clinic between May 2019 and May 2020 were included in the descriptive cross-sectional study. A questionnaire form including demographic characteristics and smoking history, the Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence (FTND), and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) were applied to the participants. A pulmonary function test was performed; carbon monoxide (CO) and carboxyhemoglobin (COHb) levels were measured of the participants. RESULTS: The mean age of the participants was 42.9 & PLUSMN; 11.9, and 56.7% (n = 55) were male. The average number of cigarettes smoked daily was 23.2 & PLUSMN; 10.6, and the duration was 23.2 & PLUSMN; 11.7 years. FTND scores of the participants were determined as 14.4% (n = 14) very low, 18.6% (n = 18) low, 22.7% (n = 22) medium, 21.6% (n = 21) high, and 22.7% (n = 22) very high. The mean of FTND score was 5.4 & PLUSMN; 2.5, and the mean of CO and COHb levels was 11.2 & PLUSMN; 7.0 and 2.4 & PLUSMN; 1.1, respectively (r = 0.345, P = 0.001; r = 0.342, P = 0.001). A positive correlation was found between the FTND and HDS scores of participants and observed that depression scores increased as the level of nicotine addiction increased (r = 0.303, P = 0.003). Finally, 54.6% (n = 53) of the applicants were a quitter. There was a significant relationship between smoking cessation success and the number of drug boxes used in pharmacotherapy (P = 0.005). CONCLUSION: In this study, the most critical factor affecting smoking cessation success is ensuring that pharmacotherapy is completed within the recommended treatment period.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage158en_US
dc.identifier.issn2148-3620en_US
dc.identifier.issue3en_US
dc.identifier.startpage152en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://eurasianjpulmonol.com/storage/upload/pdfs/1640158177-en.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11727/7075
dc.identifier.volume23en_US
dc.identifier.wos000744544700003en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.relation.journalEURASIAN JOURNAL OF PULMONOLOGYen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergien_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectCarbon monoxide levelen_US
dc.subjectFagerstrom testen_US
dc.subjectfamily medicineen_US
dc.subjectnicotine dependenceen_US
dc.subjectsmoking cessationen_US
dc.titleEvaluation of Nicotine Dependence Level and Factors Affecting the Success of Smoking Cessation in an Outpatient Clinicen_US
dc.typearticleen_US

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