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标题：Young Adult Smoking Cessation: Predictors of Quit Attempts and Abstinence
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作者：Lori M. Diemert ; Susan J. Bondy ; K. Stephen Brown 等
期刊名称：American journal of public health
印刷版ISSN：0090-0036
出版年度：2013
卷号：103
期号：3
页码：449-453
DOI：10.2105/AJPH.2012.300878
语种：English
出版社：American Public Health Association
摘要：We examined young adult smoking cessation behaviors, coding cessation behavior as no attempt, quit attempt (< 30 days), or abstinence (≥ 30 days) during follow-up from July 2005 through December 2008, observed in 592 young adult smokers from the Ontario Tobacco Survey. One in 4 young adults made an attempt; 14% obtained 30-day abstinence. Cessation resources, prior attempts, and intention predicted quit attempts, whereas high self-efficacy, using resources, having support, and low addiction predicted abstinence, indicating that young adult smokers require effective and appropriate cessation resources. Young adults have had the highest smoking prevalence among all age groups. 1,2 Over the past decade, the prevalence of quit attempts increased among Americans aged 45 to 64 years; however, it remained stable among young adults. 3 A recent review concluded that the determinants of young adult cessation are not well understood. 4 Previous longitudinal studies in this population have long follow-up intervals—3 to 7 years 5–12 —which means that certain measures (e.g., self-efficacy) may have changed across time and are no longer relevant to predict the later behavior. We examined proximate predictors of young adult smoking cessation behaviors in a prospective study with a 6-month follow-up.