Introduction: Rates of quitting smoking remain stagnant, and thus it is becoming increasingly
important to identify determinants of successful quitting behavior. The primary purpose of the …

Introduction Despite their positive motivation to quit, many smokers do not attempt to quit or
relapse soon after their quit attempt. This study investigated the predictors of successful and …

Aims To identify the predictors of attempts to stop smoking and the predictors of quit attempt
success in adult general population samples. Methods We performed an electronic search …

Although most current smokers report that they would like to quit, most quit attempts fail
suggesting that predictors of quitting attempts may differ from those of successful attempts …

Introduction: This study provides a prospective fine-grain description of the incidence and
pattern of intentions to quit, quit attempts, abstinence, and reduction in order to address …

Introduction: The incidence of quit attempts is often used to measure the effects of tobacco
control interventions. Many surveys of quit attempts require that the attempt last≥ 24 hr …

Introduction: Delaying a quit date until later may be a cause of, or marker for, low motivation
to quit. We tested this possibility in a secondary analysis of a recent clinical trial that allowed …

Aims To document accurately the amount of quitting, length of quit attempts and prevalence
of plans and serious thought about quitting among smokers. Design We used longitudinal …

Aim: To assess the extent to which quit attempts are spontaneous and to evaluate if this is a
determinant of smoking cessation maintenance, with better control for memory effects …

Introduction: Much is known about the predictors of success in quitting smoking. In particular,
nicotine dependence, but not strength of motivation to stop, appears to predict abstinence …