Correlates of success after participation in a smoking cessation program

Abstract

A descriptive correlational design was used for this study of 100 participants of a smoking cessation program. Of this sample, 63% achieved long-term smoking cessation. The smoking behavior after participating in the program was examined for a relationship with participant characteristics. The analysis of the data suggests that the participant characteristics of age, gender, marital status, number of years smoked, number of cigarettes smoked per day, presence of physician's advice to quit, and presence of an illness related to smoking cigarettes, are not meaningfully related to successful smoking cessation. The number of years of education and the number of previous quit attempts did reflect a significant positive relationship with smoking behavior. Additional findings were relevant to experiences associated with relapse to smoking behavior. Recommendations for related research concerning smoking cessation are included.