Successful Smoking Cessation: the Role of Self-efficacy, Mindfulness and Demographic Factors

Background and Successful smoking cessation is an important approach in promoting healthy lifestyle. This study investigated the role of self-efficacy، mindfulness and demographic factors in successful smoking cessation. In a cross-sectional descriptive study 284 people attending 10 smoking cessation clinics in Tehran were selected based on convenience sampling. The subjects included 86 people with successful smoking cessation and 198 cases without successful smoking cessation. All participants completed the Smoking Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (SEQ-12)، the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) and the Demographic Factors Questionnaire. The data was analyzed using Chi Square، t-test and Binary Logistic Regression in SPSS V. 16. The variables that significantly predicted successful smoking cessation were self-efficacy (OR=9. 816; CI: 3. 122-17. 282%)، mindfulness (OR=5. 664; CI: 1. 226-11. 258%)، female gender (OR=4. 009; CI: 1. 655-14. 556%)، university education (OR=7. 801; CI: 2. 866-18. 051%)، and appropriate socio-economic status (OR=6. 605; CI: 1. 467-12. 624%) (P<0. 001). Age did predict success of smoking cessation (p>0/05). Enhancing self-efficacy and mindfulness are believed to be appropriate strategies for increasing probability of success in smoking cessation programs and could be used as therapeutic intervention for smokers. Furthermore، educational level، socio-economic status، and gender are variables that could influence such programs.