- Title
- Quit smoking behaviours and intentions and hard-core smoking in New South Wales
- Creator
- Walsh, Raoul A.; Paul, Christine L.; Tzelepis, Flora; Stojanovski, Elizabeth
- Relation
- Health Promotion Journal of Australia Vol. 17, Issue 1, p. 54-60
- Relation
- http://www.healthpromotion.org.au/journal/previous/2006_1/article9.php
- Publisher
- Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2006
- Description
- Issue addressed: Quitting intentions and behaviours of smokers require monitoring. In particular, assessment of the distribution of smokers on the quitting continuum and of the proportion of hard-core smokers has implications for the design of future quit campaigns. Methods: Cross-sectional survey of 1,509 persons (74.4% consent rate) randomly selected from the New South Wales Electronic White Pages. 1,431 respondents were eligible (aged 18 and over). Results: Current smokers comprised 19.1% (n=274) and former smokers 28.0% (n=400). Sixty-one per cent of current smokers had quit for at least one day in the last year and 67.1% were in the intermediate or advanced preparation levels of the quitting continuum. Half of the smokers (46.7%) recalled receiving cessation advice during a past-year medical visit. Sixty-four point five per cent (64.5%) of smokers and 63.4% of former smokers reported no use of assistance in their quit attempts. Five point five per cent (5.5%) of smokers aged 26 and over met the hard-core criteria. Conclusion: Most smokers want to quit but when making a quit attempt do not use proven, effective strategies. Relapse rates are high in the immediate post-cessation period. Key words: Smoking cessation, quitting, quitting continuum, hard-core smoking, survey.
- Subject
- hard-core smokers; smoking behaviours; quit campaigns
- Identifier
- uon:879
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/26455
- Identifier
- ISSN:1036-1073
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