DOI: 10.1159/000346646 Predictors of Success for Smoking Cessation at the Workplace:

Results: The abstinence rate was 37 % at 24 months and did not differ among the various medication groups (p> 0.05 for all). Predictors of successful cessation were higher age (odds ratio, OR 1.47, 95 % confidence interval, CI 1.08–2.00, p < 0.01), breathlessness on exertion (OR 2.26, 95 % CI 1.1– 4.9, p = 0.03), and a higher educational level (OR 1.81, 95% CI 1.06–3.09, p = 0.03). Higher Fagerström (OR 0.76, 95 % CI 0.59–0.97, p < 0.01) and craving scores (OR 0.75, 95 % CI 0.63–0.89, p < 0.01), chronic sputum production (OR 0.52, 95 % CI 0.31–0.87, p = 0.01) and use of antidepressants (OR 0.54, 95 % CI 0.32–0.91, p = 0.02) were associated with ongo-ing smoking. Conclusion: A comprehensive smoking cessa-tion intervention at the workplace achieves high, stable, long-term abstinence rates. Elderly, well-educated employ-ees with breathlessness on exertion have higher odds of quitting smoking. In contrast, those with high physical de-pendency and more intense craving, and those reporting use of antidepressant medication or sputum production have poorer chances to quit. Copyright © 2013 S. Karger AG, Base