Characteristics of Individuals Applying to a Smoking Cessation Clinic Regarding Smoking Initiation, Regular Smoking, and Smoking Cessation

The population of this study, which was conducted with people who applied to a smoking cessation clinic, consisted of the individuals who applied to Erzincan Binali Yildinm University Meng-ficelc Gazi Training and Research Hospital Smoking Cessation Clinic for smoking cessation. The sample of the study consisted of 126 individuals. In the study, an information form was used to obtain data from the sample. SPSS 23 packaged software was used to analyze the data, and nonparametric tests were preferred for data analysis. The number of factors that cause smoking cessation is more than twice the number of factors that cause smoking initiation. It was determined that health and economic reasons were effective among the reasons for smoking cessation, and being unable to cope with enthusiasm, curiosity, and stress were the most important reasons for smoking initiation. The desire of smokers to smoke is increasing, especially after meals, under stress. and while drinking tea or coffee. Even if individuals quit smoking, the success of smoking cessation decreases over time.