BACKGROUND/ OBJECTIVE: In general, smoking cessation programs have low success rates. We evaluated the effectiveness of a 1-year smoking cessation program. This program was part of a research project investigating the effects of smoking cessation. PARTICIPANTS: In this longitudinal study on the effects of 1 year of smoking cessation, 38 smokers with COPD or chronic bronchitis (mean age, 55 years; 20 men) and 25 healthy subjects (mean age, 50 years; 11 men) who smoked on average 22 cigarettes per day were recruited. METHODS AND RESULTS: An experienced nurse and a researcher conducted an intensive nonpharmacologic smoking cessation program based on 15 group meetings of 8 to 10 participants. A uniquely high number of 16 COPD or chronic bronchitis patients (42%) and 17 healthy subjects (68%) did not smoke 1 year after stopping smoking. CONCLUSION: We suggest that frequent and intensive motivational support in a research setting accounts for the high cessation rates.
BACKGROUND/ OBJECTIVE: In general, smoking cessation programs have low success rates. We evaluated the effectiveness of a 1-year smoking cessation program. This program was part of a research project investigating the effects of smoking cessation. PARTICIPANTS: In this longitudinal study on the effects of 1 year of smoking cessation, 38 smokers with COPD or chronic bronchitis (mean age, 55 years; 20 men) and 25 healthy subjects (mean age, 50 years; 11 men) who smoked on average 22 cigarettes per day were recruited. METHODS AND RESULTS: An experienced nurse and a researcher conducted an intensive nonpharmacologic smoking cessation program based on 15 group meetings of 8 to 10 participants. A uniquely high number of 16 COPD or chronic bronchitispatients (42%) and 17 healthy subjects (68%) did not smoke 1 year after stopping smoking. CONCLUSION: We suggest that frequent and intensive motivational support in a research setting accounts for the high cessation rates.
Authors: Jaideep Dhariwal; Rachel C Tennant; David M Hansell; John Westwick; Christoph Walker; Simon P Ward; Neil Pride; Peter J Barnes; Onn Min Kon; Trevor T Hansel Journal: Chest Date: 2014-05 Impact factor: 9.410
Authors: Fikreta Grabcanovic-Musija; Astrid Obermayer; Walter Stoiber; Wolf-Dietrich Krautgartner; Peter Steinbacher; Nicole Winterberg; Arne Cornelius Bathke; Michaela Klappacher; Michael Studnicka Journal: Respir Res Date: 2015-05-22
Authors: Eva A M van Eerd; Mette Bech Risør; Carolien R van Rossem; Onno C P van Schayck; Daniel Kotz Journal: BMC Fam Pract Date: 2015-11-04 Impact factor: 2.497