OBJECTIVES: We evaluated the influence of financial strain on smoking cessation among Latino, African American, and Caucasian smokers of predominantly low socioeconomic status. METHODS: Smokers enrolled in a smoking cessation study (N = 424) were followed from 1 week prequit through 26 weeks postquit. We conducted a logistic regression analysis to evaluate the association between baseline financial strain and smoking abstinence at 26 weeks postquit after control for age, gender, race/ethnicity, educational level, annual household income, marital status, number of cigarettes smoked per day, and time to first cigarette of the day. RESULTS: Greater financial strain at baseline was significantly associated with reduced odds of abstinence at 26 weeks postquit among those who completed the study (odds ratio [OR] = 0.77; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.62, 0.94; P = .01). There was a significant association as well in analyses that included those who completed the study in addition to those lost to follow-up who were categorized as smokers (OR = 0.78; 95% CI = 0.64, 0.96; P = .02). CONCLUSIONS: Greater financial strain predicted lower cessation rates among racially/ethnically diverse smokers. Our findings highlight the impact of economic concerns on smoking cessation and the need to address financial strain in smoking cessation interventions.
OBJECTIVES: We evaluated the influence of financial strain on smoking cessation among Latino, African American, and Caucasian smokers of predominantly low socioeconomic status. METHODS: Smokers enrolled in a smoking cessation study (N = 424) were followed from 1 week prequit through 26 weeks postquit. We conducted a logistic regression analysis to evaluate the association between baseline financial strain and smoking abstinence at 26 weeks postquit after control for age, gender, race/ethnicity, educational level, annual household income, marital status, number of cigarettes smoked per day, and time to first cigarette of the day. RESULTS: Greater financial strain at baseline was significantly associated with reduced odds of abstinence at 26 weeks postquit among those who completed the study (odds ratio [OR] = 0.77; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.62, 0.94; P = .01). There was a significant association as well in analyses that included those who completed the study in addition to those lost to follow-up who were categorized as smokers (OR = 0.78; 95% CI = 0.64, 0.96; P = .02). CONCLUSIONS: Greater financial strain predicted lower cessation rates among racially/ethnically diverse smokers. Our findings highlight the impact of economic concerns on smoking cessation and the need to address financial strain in smoking cessation interventions.
Authors: Kevin G Volpp; Andrea B Troxel; Mark V Pauly; Henry A Glick; Andrea Puig; David A Asch; Robert Galvin; Jingsan Zhu; Fei Wan; Jill DeGuzman; Elizabeth Corbett; Janet Weiner; Janet Audrain-McGovern Journal: N Engl J Med Date: 2009-02-12 Impact factor: 91.245
Authors: Darla E Kendzor; Michael S Businelle; Insiya B Poonawalla; Erica L Cuate; Anshula Kesh; Debra M Rios; Ping Ma; David S Balis Journal: Am J Public Health Date: 2014-11-13 Impact factor: 9.308
Authors: Michael S Businelle; Erica L Cuate; Anshula Kesh; Insiya B Poonawalla; Darla E Kendzor Journal: Am J Public Health Date: 2013-10-22 Impact factor: 9.308
Authors: Bruce Christiansen; Kevin Reeder; Maureen Hill; Timothy B Baker; Michael C Fiore Journal: J Stud Alcohol Drugs Date: 2012-11 Impact factor: 2.582
Authors: Rina D Eiden; Gregory G Homish; Craig R Colder; Pamela Schuetze; Teresa R Gray; Marilyn A Huestis Journal: Subst Use Misuse Date: 2013-04-12 Impact factor: 2.164
Authors: Mohammad Siahpush; Paraskevi A Farazi; Shannon I Maloney; Danae Dinkel; Minh N Nguyen; Gopal K Singh Journal: BMJ Open Date: 2018-06-15 Impact factor: 2.692
Authors: Kuang-Yi Wen; Suzanne M Miller; Pagona Roussi; Tanisha D Belton; Jayson Baman; Linda Kilby; Enrique Hernandez Journal: Health Educ Res Date: 2014-08-06