Cancer Patients Enrolled in a Smoking Cessation Clinical Trial: Characteristics and Correlates of Smoking Rate and Nicotine Dependence
Table 1
Characteristics of program enrollees ().
Characteristic
Enrollees
(%) or mean (SD)
Demographic variables
Gender
Male
102 (49.3)
Female
105 (50.7)
Education
Below college grad
132 (63.8)
College grad or beyond
73 (35.3)
Marital status
Not married
102 (49.3)
Married
103 (49.8)
Employment status
Employed
100 (48.3)
Not employed
105 (50.7)
Income
<20,000
44 (21.3)
20,000 to 75,000
91 (44)
75,000<
69 (33.3)
Race
Caucasian
142 (68.6)
Non-Caucasian
65 (31.4)
Age
58.5 (9.4)
Medical variables
Tumor site
Head and neck or lung
39 (18.8)
Other sites
167 (80.7)
Tumor stage
Stages 0–2
41 (19.8)
Stages
45 (21.7)
Remission/stage not specified
121 (58.5)
Time from diagnosis to intake (days)
102.7 (19.6)
Cancer treatment in last month
Radiation
21 (10.1)
Chemotherapy
42 (20.3)
Surgery
25 (12.1)
Hormone therapy
22 (10.6)
Radiation and chemotherapy
12 (5.8)
Chemotherapy and hormone therapy
5 (2.4)
Smoking variables
Age smoking was started
16.7 (5.1)
Pack years
30.70 (20.60)
QSU-b
Factor 1
16.7 (8.56)
Factor 2
8.05 (5.16)
Total
27.46 (14.01)
SJWS
Craving
15.69 (7.45)
Physical
4.36 (2.16)
Stimulation
2.14 (1.53)
Psychological
11.75 (4.29)
Appetite
1.99 (1.55)
RFS
Addiction
4.58 (2.16)
Stimulation
4.68 (3.11)
Negative affect
5.03 (2.47)
Physiological
8.25 (4.20)
Not physiological
6.02 (3.03)
Number of cigarettes smoked 7 days prior to PQ
75.81 (49.19)
FTND score
4.5 (2.1)
Concurrent choice task (% of choice tobacco versus chocolate)
27.99 (27.12)
Affective variables
PANAS
Positive affect
35.51 (7.82)
Negative affect
13.72 (4.28)
HADS
Anxiety
4.05 (2.82)
Depression
2.45 (2.44)
Note. indicates missing data (<5%); QSU-b: Brief Questionnaire of Smoking Urges; = see measures for description of Factors 1 and 2; SJWS = Shiffman-Jarvik Withdrawal Scale; RFS = Reasons for Smoking; PQ = prequit visit; FTND = Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence; PANAS = the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule; HADS = the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.