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From planning to action in smoking cessation: Demographic and psychological symptom dimensions related to readiness to quit smoking

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In Mexico, over 10 million persons are currently smokers. The motivation to quit smoking can be associated with individual and mental health factors. The aim of this study was to determine which variables related to smoking behavior, demographics, and current psychological symptoms distinguish highly motivated smokers (action stage) from less motivated smokers (planning stage) according to the readiness-to-quit model. 108 current smokers with no psychiatric diagnoses and no previous specialized attention for smoking cessation were interviewed. Nicotine dependence, readiness to quit, and psychological symptoms were assessed. Nicotine dependence was low to moderate (94.5%). Fewer depressive symptoms and smoking fewer cigarettes per day were the most important predictors for action motivation to quit. In assessing the motivation to quit smoking, individual demographic, background, and psychological characteristics should be considered since they can hinder the smoking cessation intervention.

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  1. División Académica Multidisciplinaria de Comalcalco, Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, Comalcalco, Tabasco, Mexico

    Carlos Alfonso Tovilla-Zárate & Lizbeth Sánchez Mejía

  2. Centro de Investigación en Salud Mental Global, Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz, Ciudad de México, Mexico

    Rebeca Robles-García

  3. División Académica de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico

    Isela E. Juárez-Rojop

  4. División Académica Multidisciplinaria de Jalpa de Méndez, Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, Jalpa de Méndez, Tabasco, Mexico

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  5. Hospital General de Yajalón, Secretaría de Salud, Yajalón, Chiapas, Mexico

    María Lilia López-Narváez

  6. Laboratorio de Genómica de Enfermedades Psiquiátricas y Neurodegenerativas, Instituto Nacional de Medicina Genómica, Ciudad de México, Mexico

    Alma Delia Genis-Mendoza

  7. Subdirección de Investigaciones Clínicas, Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñíz, Calz. México Xochimilco No. 101, Col. San Lorenzo, Huipulco, Tlalpan. C.P, 14370, Mexico City, Mexico

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Tovilla-Zárate, C.A., Robles-García, R., Juárez-Rojop, I.E. et al. From planning to action in smoking cessation: Demographic and psychological symptom dimensions related to readiness to quit smoking. Int J Ment Health Addiction 19, 1829–1840 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-020-00271-7

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