Department of Epidemiology, Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research, Milan, Italy.
Eur J Cancer Prev. 2013 Jan;22(1):96-101. doi: 10.1097/CEJ.0b013e3283552da8.
Scarce information is available, particularly from Europe, on why smokers quit. We analyzed this issue in a large dataset of Italian ex-smokers. Six population-based surveys on smoking were annually conducted in 2005-2010 on a representative sample of the Italian adult population, which included more than 3000 participants each year. A specific question on the main reason for quitting smoking was answered by a total of 3075 ex-smokers (1936 men and 1139 women). Overall, 43.2% of ex-smokers mentioned a current health condition as the main reason to stop smoking, 31.9% stopped to avoid future health problems, 6.3% stopped because of pregnancy or child birth, 4.0% because of imposition by the partner/family, 3.7% because of a physician's recommendation, 3.0% because of the economic cost, 0.5% because of smoking bans, and 4.6% because of other reasons. Statistically significant differences in the motivation to quit smoking have been found according to sex, age, social class, and smoking history. The majority of ex-smokers quit because of tobacco-related health conditions. Only a minority of ex-smokers quit to avoid future illness. Physicians should be encouraged to assist smokers to quit. The current prices of cigarettes in Italy are not sufficiently high to discourage people from continuing smoking.
有关吸烟者戒烟原因的信息相对较少，尤其是来自欧洲的信息。我们在一项大型意大利戒烟者数据集上分析了这个问题。2005-2010 年，意大利成年人每年进行 6 次基于人群的吸烟调查，每年有超过 3000 名参与者。共有 3075 名戒烟者（1936 名男性和 1139 名女性）回答了一个关于戒烟主要原因的具体问题。总体而言，43.2%的戒烟者提到当前的健康状况是戒烟的主要原因，31.9%为了避免未来的健康问题而戒烟，6.3%因为怀孕或分娩而戒烟，4.0%因为伴侣/家人的强制要求而戒烟，3.7%因为医生的建议而戒烟，3.0%因为经济成本而戒烟，0.5%因为禁烟令而戒烟，4.6%因为其他原因而戒烟。根据性别、年龄、社会阶层和吸烟史，戒烟动机存在统计学差异。大多数戒烟者因为与烟草相关的健康状况而戒烟。只有少数戒烟者为了避免未来的疾病而戒烟。应鼓励医生帮助吸烟者戒烟。意大利目前的香烟价格还不够高，无法阻止人们继续吸烟。
