Better Late Than Never: The Perceived Benefits of Smoking Cessation Among Women in Late Midlife |
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| Authors: | Judith S. Brook Elizabeth Rubenstone Chenshu Zhang David W. Brook |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USAjudith.brook@nyumc.org;3. Department of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA |
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| Abstract: | The current study examined the association of smoking cessation (≥1 year without relapse) and self-reported psychosocial and physical outcomes among a community sample of women (N = 195; mean age = 63.7 years, SD = 5.7 years). Data were collected in 1985–1986 and 2009. Successful smoking cessation for ≥1 year was significantly associated with each of the outcome measures (e.g., less financial stress [adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 0.50; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.25–1.00, P< 0.05), less life dissatisfaction (AOR = 0.51, 95% CI = 0.24–1.09, P< 0.05). Findings suggest that older women should be included in smoking cessation programs, and the important benefits of quitting should be used to encourage cessation. |
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| Keywords: | Smoking cessation older women and smoking cessation smoking cessation and health smoking cessation and financial stress smoking cessation and the social network |
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