Predictors of Smoking Cessation in Old-Old Age

Conclusions: Greater cognitive dysfunction and high medication use or the physical causes for high medication use may precipitate smoking cessation in persons aged 75–94, potentially through a greater influence of caregivers on one’s lifestyle. Implications: Cognitive dysfunction and high medication use predicted smoking cessation. Smoking cessation for long time smokers may be influenced by greater ill health. Influence of caregivers may augment smoking cessation. Given these findings, for persistent smokers into old age, smoking cessation may occur at the time of physical and functional decline during the end of life period.

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Source: Nicotine and Tobacco Research - June 10, 2016 Category: Addiction Authors: Cohen-Mansfield, J. Tags: Brief Report Source Type: research