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    Addict Behav. 2008 Jun;33(6):821-30. Epub 2008 Jan 11.

    Factors associated with smokeless tobacco cessation in an Appalachian population.

    Kauffman RM, Ferketich AK, Wee AG, Shultz JM, Kuun P, Wewers ME.

    College of Public Health, The Ohio State University, 320 West 10th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA. kauffman.57@osu.edu

    Identifying factors associated with successful tobacco quit attempts may help in the development and targeting of effective cessation strategies. This paper aims to describe factors associated with smokeless tobacco (ST) cessation and compares the results to findings in the smoking cessation literature. Prospective data on 116 men aged 19 to 70 and participating in a ST cessation program were used to examine correlates of successful ST cessation at 1-year post-intervention. Controlling for age, level of education (p=0.002) and daily coffee consumption (p=0.005) had significant independent associations with successful cessation. No ST use variables were significant predictors of cessation success. In a multivariable logistic regression model three factors were significantly associated with cessation: education (p=0.010), coffee consumption (p=0.019), and age (p=0.029). Factors associated with successful ST cessation in this sample are consistent with predictors of smoking cessation reported in the literature. Based on its widespread use and the strength of its association with successful quitting, the role of caffeine consumption in ST cessation merits further study.

    PMID: 18261859 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

    PMCID: PMC2724181

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