What factors determine the success of smoking cessation?
Kazunari Satomura1, Hiroyasu Yajima2, Toshi Kobayashi3, Akeri Okui3, Akiko Masuda3, Naoko Tazaki3, Chihiro Jodai3, Yoshiko Nishiyama3, Hitomi Masuda3, and Syokichi Nakanishi3. (1) Faculty of Medicine, Dept. of Public Health, Kyoto University, Yoshida-Konoe-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan, +81-75-753-4467, K.Satomura@pbh.med.kyoto-u.ac.jp, (2) Director, Maizuru Health Center, 1499 Kuratanimuranishi, Maizuru, Japan, (3) Dept. of Health Promotion, Maizuru Health Center, 1499 Kuratanimuranishi, Maizuru In Japan, nicotine replacement therapies are not so popular for smoking cessation, as they are available upon prescriptions only and not refundable by Japanese health insurance scheme. A survey was performed to evaluate the need for nicotine replacement therapies. (Material and method) A questionnaire survey was performed in 2048 individuals in Maizuru city (94,000 inhabitants). Ex-smokers (GroupA ) were compared with smokers who failed to quit smoking (GroupB). (Results) 384 individuals belonge
