Perski, Olga;
West, Robert;
Brown, Jamie;
(2022)
Estimated failure to report unsuccessful quit attempts by type of cessation aid: A population survey of smokers in England.
Journal of Smoking Cessation
, 2022
, Article 5572480. 10.1155/2022/5572480.
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Abstract
Introduction. It has been estimated that smokers tend to fail to report unsuccessful quit attempts that lasted a short time and occurred a longer time ago. However, it is unclear whether the failure to report unsuccessful quit attempts varies by the type of cessation aid used. Methods. A total of 5,892 smokers aged 16+ years who had made 1+ quit attempts in the past year were surveyed between January 2014 and December 2020 as part of the Smoking Toolkit Study. Respondents indicated when their most recent quit attempt started, how long it lasted, and which cessation aid(s) were used (e.g., unaided, varenicline, and behavioural support). The percentage failure to report for each cessation aid and 95% bootstrap confidence intervals (CIs) were estimated with an established method. Test for equality of proportions was performed to examine whether quit attempts lasting between one day and one week and that started >6 months ago failed to be reported at a different rate depending on the cessation aid used. Results. We estimated that after three months, 97% (95% -98%) of unaided quit attempts lasting less than one day, 80% (95% -81%) of those lasting between one day and one week, and 60% (95% -61%) of those lasting between one week and one month fail to be reported. Compared with unaided attempts, the estimated percentage failure to report quit attempts that lasted between one day and one week and that started >6 months ago was significantly lower for attempts involving behavioural support (92% of unaided attempts vs. 75% of attempts involving behavioural support, , ). No other significant differences were detected. Conclusions. Smokers in England appear to fail to report a substantial proportion of unsuccessful quit attempts. This failure appears particularly prominent for attempts that last a short time or occurred longer ago and appears lower for attempts involving behavioural support compared with unaided attempts.
| Type: | Article |
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| Title: | Estimated failure to report unsuccessful quit attempts by type of cessation aid: A population survey of smokers in England |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1155/2022/5572480 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/5572480 |
| Language: | English |
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| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health > Behavioural Science and Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10145826 |
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