Sias Jeri J, Urquidi Ulysses J, Bristow Zuzanne M, Rodriguez José C, Ortiz Melchor
University of Texas, El Paso, Texas, USA.
Addict Behav. 2008 Feb;33(2):373-80. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2007.09.022. Epub 2007 Oct 5.
A descriptive study of 94 Latino smokers receiving nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) in US-Mexico border clinics in El Paso County, Texas was conducted. A baseline questionnaire and two follow-up telephone surveys (8-12 weeks and 6 months) were administered to evaluate smoking habits, behaviors, and cessation interventions. Participants reported an average daily cigarette consumption of 15 cigarettes and smoked within 30 min of waking (44%). Primary motivations for quitting were personal health (95%), family's health (74%), and doctor's advice (71%). Female smokers were more likely to smoke due to being anxious (p=0.012), not being able to sleep (p=0.02), or to feel thin (p=0.002). Male smokers were more likely to smoke when drinking alcohol (p=0.005). Nearly 40% of smokers reported they had never tried to quit before. Medication use at baseline was 82% patch, 53% lozenge, 29% gum, and 24% bupropion (combination therapy permitted). At 8-12 weeks, nearly two-thirds of patients were quit and 44% remained quit at six months. Smoking habits, behaviors, and successful cessation interventions among Latinos in a US-Mexico border community were identified.
对在得克萨斯州埃尔帕索县美墨边境诊所接受尼古丁替代疗法（NRT）的94名拉丁裔吸烟者进行了一项描述性研究。采用一份基线调查问卷和两次随访电话调查（8 - 12周和6个月）来评估吸烟习惯、行为及戒烟干预措施。参与者报告平均每日吸烟量为15支，且44%的人在醒来后30分钟内吸烟。戒烟的主要动机是个人健康（95%）、家人健康（74%）和医生建议（71%）。女性吸烟者因焦虑（p = 0.012）、无法入睡（p = 0.02）或为了保持苗条（p = 0.002）而吸烟的可能性更大。男性吸烟者在饮酒时吸烟的可能性更大（p = 0.005）。近40%的吸烟者报告他们以前从未尝试过戒烟。基线时药物使用情况为82%使用贴片、53%使用含片、29%使用口香糖、24%使用安非他酮（允许联合治疗）。在8 - 12周时，近三分之二的患者戒烟，在6个月时44%的人仍保持戒烟状态。确定了美墨边境社区拉丁裔人群的吸烟习惯、行为及成功的戒烟干预措施。
