A cross-sectional study on factors affecting the intention to quit smoking among female call centre employees.
Hyunjin Oh, Sunjoo Boo
PMID 37199008WHAT IT FOUND
Most female call centre smokers did not plan to quit soon.
Those who had tried quitting in the past year, had higher social support, and feared cravings less were significantly more likely to intend to quit within six months.
Key findings
01Only 20% of the participants intended to quit smoking within the next six months.
02Having made a quit attempt within the past year was the strongest predictor of intending to quit soon, increasing the likelihood by 5.94 times.
03Higher perceived risk of craving when quitting lowered the likelihood of intending to quit by 35%.
STILL TO COME
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What it does not show
The cross-sectional design means the study cannot prove that these factors caused the intention to quit; it only shows they are associated. The sample was drawn from only three call centres in one company, so the results may not apply to other workplaces or populations. Smoking status was self-reported, and social stigma against female smoking in South Korea may have led some participants to underreport their smoking. The number of participants intending to quit was small (23 out of 115), which limits the statistical power of the subgroup comparisons.
Declared interests
The authors declared no conflicts of interest. The study was supported by non-U.S. government funding.
The easy way to misread this
Do not assume that prior quit attempts or social support will cause a patient to successfully stop smoking. This study only measured the intention to quit within six months, not actual abstinence, and the cross-sectional design cannot prove that these factors lead to successful cessation.