Smoking relapse reasons among current smokers with previous cessation experience in Shanghai: A cross-sectional study

Introduction Quitting smoking can lead to substantial health gains, even later in life. Many smokers who attempt to quit experience several relapses before achieving sustainable cessation. This study aims to ascertain the differences between quitters with short and long abstinence time and to explor...

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Main Authors: Ruiping Wang*, Lingzi Shenfan*, Yu Song*, Qingliang Wang*, Rui Zhang, Le Kuai, Bin Li
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Published: European Publishing 2023-07-01
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Lingzi Shenfan*
Yu Song*
Qingliang Wang*
Rui Zhang
Le Kuai
Bin Li
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Lingzi Shenfan*
Yu Song*
Qingliang Wang*
Rui Zhang
Le Kuai
Bin Li
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description Introduction Quitting smoking can lead to substantial health gains, even later in life. Many smokers who attempt to quit experience several relapses before achieving sustainable cessation. This study aims to ascertain the differences between quitters with short and long abstinence time and to explore relapse reasons among smokers with cessation experience in Shanghai. Methods From January to December 2022, 1745 current smokers were recruited in Minhang, Jiading, Qingpu and Songjiang districts of Shanghai. We used an electronic questionnaire to collect data. We implemented logistic regression for odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) calculation to explore factors associated with long cessation time among smokers with cessation experience of ≥3 months, ≥6 months, and ≥12 months. Results Of the 1745 smokers included, 1452 (83.2%) were males, with an average age of 44.2 years, and 48.0% (838/1745) had cessation experience but relapsed. Logistic regression indicated that smokers aged ≥45 years had a longer cessation duration (adjusted odds ratio, AOR=3.10; 95% CI: 1.97– 4.88). Moreover, longer cessation duration among smokers was positively associated with low education level of junior high or lower (AOR=2.30; 95% CI: 1.42–3.72) and senior high (AOR=2.19; 95% CI: 1.53–3.15), older age at first tobacco smoking (AOR=1.62; 95% CI: 1.1.16–2.25), but was negatively associated with longer smoking duration (AOR=0.67; 95% CI: 0.43–0.00) and higher smoking burden (AOR=0.44; 95% CI: 0.28–0.72). The main reasons for cessation relapse were social interaction needs (34.5%) and discomfort due to abstinence (29.1%). Conclusions The relapse rate was high among smokers even after 12 months of abstinence. Smokers with older age, lower education level, shorter smoking duration and lower tobacco burden had longer cessation duration. Social interaction needs and withdrawal symptoms were the main relapse reasons. It is highly recommended that health bureaux consistently conduct tobacco control initiatives to spread awareness about the detrimental effects of tobacco smoke and the advantages of quitting smoking, even after achieving cessation.
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spelling doaj-art-8afabc99200a490a88171976a4cee98f2025-01-24T15:26:36ZengEuropean PublishingTobacco Induced Diseases1617-96252023-07-0121July11310.18332/tid/167963167963Smoking relapse reasons among current smokers with previous cessation experience in Shanghai: A cross-sectional studyRuiping Wang*0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4183-5795Lingzi Shenfan*1Yu Song*2Qingliang Wang*3Rui Zhang4Le Kuai5Bin Li6Clinical Research and Innovation Transformation Center, Shanghai Skin Diseases Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, ChinaSchool of Public Health, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Dermatology, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, ChinaClinical Research and Innovation Transformation Center, Shanghai Skin Diseases Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, ChinaClinical Research and Innovation Transformation Center, Shanghai Skin Diseases Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Dermatology, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, ChinaClinical Research and Innovation Transformation Center, Shanghai Skin Diseases Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, ChinaIntroduction Quitting smoking can lead to substantial health gains, even later in life. Many smokers who attempt to quit experience several relapses before achieving sustainable cessation. This study aims to ascertain the differences between quitters with short and long abstinence time and to explore relapse reasons among smokers with cessation experience in Shanghai. Methods From January to December 2022, 1745 current smokers were recruited in Minhang, Jiading, Qingpu and Songjiang districts of Shanghai. We used an electronic questionnaire to collect data. We implemented logistic regression for odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) calculation to explore factors associated with long cessation time among smokers with cessation experience of ≥3 months, ≥6 months, and ≥12 months. Results Of the 1745 smokers included, 1452 (83.2%) were males, with an average age of 44.2 years, and 48.0% (838/1745) had cessation experience but relapsed. Logistic regression indicated that smokers aged ≥45 years had a longer cessation duration (adjusted odds ratio, AOR=3.10; 95% CI: 1.97– 4.88). Moreover, longer cessation duration among smokers was positively associated with low education level of junior high or lower (AOR=2.30; 95% CI: 1.42–3.72) and senior high (AOR=2.19; 95% CI: 1.53–3.15), older age at first tobacco smoking (AOR=1.62; 95% CI: 1.1.16–2.25), but was negatively associated with longer smoking duration (AOR=0.67; 95% CI: 0.43–0.00) and higher smoking burden (AOR=0.44; 95% CI: 0.28–0.72). The main reasons for cessation relapse were social interaction needs (34.5%) and discomfort due to abstinence (29.1%). Conclusions The relapse rate was high among smokers even after 12 months of abstinence. Smokers with older age, lower education level, shorter smoking duration and lower tobacco burden had longer cessation duration. Social interaction needs and withdrawal symptoms were the main relapse reasons. It is highly recommended that health bureaux consistently conduct tobacco control initiatives to spread awareness about the detrimental effects of tobacco smoke and the advantages of quitting smoking, even after achieving cessation.https://www.tobaccoinduceddiseases.org/Smoking-relapse-reasons-among-current-smokers-with-nprevious-cessation-experience,167963,0,2.htmlcurrent smokerrelapsesmoking durationsmoking burdensmoking cessation
spellingShingle Ruiping Wang*
Lingzi Shenfan*
Yu Song*
Qingliang Wang*
Rui Zhang
Le Kuai
Bin Li
Smoking relapse reasons among current smokers with previous cessation experience in Shanghai: A cross-sectional study
Tobacco Induced Diseases
current smoker
relapse
smoking duration
smoking burden
smoking cessation
title Smoking relapse reasons among current smokers with previous cessation experience in Shanghai: A cross-sectional study
title_full Smoking relapse reasons among current smokers with previous cessation experience in Shanghai: A cross-sectional study
title_fullStr Smoking relapse reasons among current smokers with previous cessation experience in Shanghai: A cross-sectional study
title_full_unstemmed Smoking relapse reasons among current smokers with previous cessation experience in Shanghai: A cross-sectional study
title_short Smoking relapse reasons among current smokers with previous cessation experience in Shanghai: A cross-sectional study
title_sort smoking relapse reasons among current smokers with previous cessation experience in shanghai a cross sectional study
topic current smoker
relapse
smoking duration
smoking burden
smoking cessation
url https://www.tobaccoinduceddiseases.org/Smoking-relapse-reasons-among-current-smokers-with-nprevious-cessation-experience,167963,0,2.html
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