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Relationship between tobacco craving and quitting smoking using Tobacco Craving Index (TCI) in Japanese smoking cessation therapy
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College of Nursing, Aichi Medical University, Aichi, Japan
 
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Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Hospital Organization Nagoya Medical Center, Aichi, Japan
 
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Department of Education and Training, Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Hospital Organization Kinki‐Chuo Chest Medical Center, Osaka, Japan
 
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Department of Respiratory Medicine, Japan Community Healthcare Organization Chukyo Hospital and Tokoname Municipal Hospital, Aichi, Japan
 
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Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kitasato Institute Hospital, Kitasato University, Tokyo, Japan
 
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Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kitasato University Kitasato Institute Hospital, Tokyo Japan
 
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Fujiidera Public Health Center of Osaka Prefecture, Fujiidera, Japan
 
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Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention, Department of Preventive Medicine, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagoya, Japan
 
 
Publication date: 2021-09-02
 
 
Corresponding author
Chie Taniguchi   

College of Nursing, Aichi Medical University, Aichi, Japan
 
 
Tob. Induc. Dis. 2021;19(Suppl 1):A177
 
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Introduction:
Tobacco Craving Index (TCI) and probability of success of quitting smoking was similar to that between the QSU-brief score and probability of success of quitting smoking.

Objectives:
To clarify association between TCI and success of quitting smoking in patients who received smoking cessation therapy (SCT) in Japan.

Methods:
TCI consists of two axes: one is strength of craving, and the other is frequency of craving. We performed multi-institutional study and obtained TCI from 889 participants who received SCT in 5 hospitals.

Results:
The study participants ranged in age from 17 to 88 years and mean age was 52.8 years. The mean age gradually decreased as the baseline TCI grade increased (p<0.001). Thirty-six percent of participants were defined high nicotine dependence. As the TCI grade increased, the proportion of participants who defined high nicotine dependence were increased (p<0.001). Those who had TCI grade of Ⅲ were significantly more depressed, less motivated, and less self-efficacy than those who had grade 0,Ⅰ,or Ⅱ. As the TCI grade increased, the proportion of participants who failed quitting smoking were increased, that trend became more significant through 5 session. We performed logistic regression analysis to identify the associations between TCI grade at the first to fifth sessions and the success of quitting smoking at the fifth session, while adjusting for confounding factors. When participants whose TCI grade 0 orⅠas a reference group, whose TCI gradeⅡor Ⅲ was lower quitting smoking rate particularly after the 2nd session. As the TCI grade increased, the probability of smoking cessation was lower.

Conclusion(s):
These finding demonstrates that TCI is a useful indicator to predict quitting smoking in Japanese SCT.

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