Faculty of Medicine, Population Health and Preventive Medicine, Mara University of Technology, Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia.
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2012 Jul;16(7):980-5. doi: 10.5588/ijtld.11.0748. Epub 2012 Apr 9.
Many smokers attempt to quit smoking, but very few succeed.
To identify the timing and risk factors involved in smoking relapse.
We conducted a prospective cohort study among staff in two public universities in Malaysia. Behavioural therapy with free nicotine replacement therapy was given as treatment. Participants were followed up for 6 months. Relapse was defined as returning to smoking after having quit for at least 24 h.
Of 185 smokers who volunteered to participate, 120 achieved at least 24-h abstinence, and 80% of these relapsed within 2 months. Compared to participants who attended a single smoking cessation session, participants who attended three sessions had a lower likelihood of relapse within 6 months of quitting. In contrast, smokers with a much longer exposure to cigarette smoking in the workplace (>3 h per week) had a greater chance of relapse compared to those with no exposure.
Frequent attendance at clinic sessions and less exposure to other people smoking in the workplace can potentially reduce the likelihood of relapse among smokers who have recently quit.
许多吸烟者试图戒烟,但很少有人成功。
确定吸烟复发的时间和风险因素。
我们在马来西亚的两所公立大学的员工中进行了一项前瞻性队列研究。给予行为治疗和免费尼古丁替代疗法作为治疗。对参与者进行了 6 个月的随访。复吸定义为戒烟至少 24 小时后重新吸烟。
在 185 名自愿参加的吸烟者中,有 120 名至少实现了 24 小时的戒烟,其中 80%在 2 个月内复发。与参加单次戒烟课程的参与者相比,参加 3 次课程的参与者在戒烟后 6 个月内复发的可能性较低。相比之下,在工作场所接触香烟时间较长(每周>3 小时)的吸烟者比没有接触的吸烟者更有可能复发。
频繁参加门诊和减少工作场所接触他人吸烟可能会降低近期戒烟者复发的可能性。