J Korean Acad Fam Med.  2004 May;25(5):388-391.

Smoking Types and Smoking Cessation Rate

• Kim JS
• Lim SH
• Lee DU
• Sung NJ
• Park KH

Abstract

BACKGROUND
Many factors are related to smoking cessation. Smoking types may play an important role. Our study is to find out whether smoking types are truly related to smoking cessation rate and smoking cessation trial rate.
METHODS
We evaluated via questionnaire 433 male workers at a company who visited health promotion center at a university hospital. 'Why test' was used to analyze smoking types.
RESULTS
Out of 433 workers, we excluded 89 workers who had never smoked before, and 29 workers who answered incompletely to the questionnaire. Among 315 workers evaluated, stimulation type was 43 cases, handling type 10 cases, pleasure/relaxation type 26 cases, crutch/tension type 114 cases, craving/addiction type 45 cases, and habit type 6 cases. Smoking cessation success rates were 15.7%, 25.0%, 30.0%, 13.3%, 23.5% and 0.0%, respectively, for each type among smoking cessation trial group. Smoking cessation success rate was 65.6% in a group who did not belong to any specific type.
CONCLUSION
ISmoking cessation rates were higher in handling type, pleasure/relaxation types and craving/ addiction type among 6 smoking types. People who did not belong to any specific type showed the highest smoking cessation rate.

Keyword

smoking; type; smoking cessation; success rate; Why test

MeSH Terms

Health Promotion
Humans
Male
Smoke*
Smoking Cessation*
Smoking*
Surveys and Questionnaires
Smoke