Readiness for smoking cessation in coronary heart disease patients across Europe: Results from the EUROASPIRE III survey

Abstract

Background

Readiness for smoking cessation is an important predictor of quit attempts and cessation success. We aimed to investigate the prevalence and correlates of readiness for smoking cessation in coronary heart disease (CHD) patients.

Design

The EUROpean Action on Secondary and Primary Prevention by Intervention to Reduce Events III (EUROASPIRE III) survey is a cross-sectional study conducted in 2006–2007 among CHD patients <80 years of age from 22 European regions.

Methods

Patients were interviewed on average 15 months after hospital admission for an acute coronary event or procedure. Readiness for smoking cessation was assessed using the smoking stages of change (SSC) short form questionnaire. Breath carbon monoxide was measured to validate self-reported non-smoking.

Results

Among 2585 patients who were smoking prior to hospital admission, 25.6%, 16.8%, 8.1%, 5.6% and 44.0% were in the precontemplation (no intention to quit), contemplation (thinking of quitting), preparation (planning to quit), action (having quit within six months) and maintenance (having quit more than six months ago) stages, respectively. Significant multivariable correlates of advancement in SSC showed positive associations of older age and attended cardiac rehabilitation and negative associations of severe depressive symptoms, longer smoking duration and environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure.

Conclusions

One-quarter of CHD patients across Europe who were smoking prior to hospitalisation have no intention to quit, and an additional quarter is thinking of quitting or planning to quit. Patients who are younger, do not attend cardiac rehabilitation, have severe depressive symptoms, have been smoking for longer periods of time and are exposed to ETS may need to be specifically targeted in cessation interventions.

Keywords

Stages of change smoking cessation coronary artery disease epidemiology

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