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Table 1 Number of participants classified as abstinent vs. in relapse

From: Adherence to treatment to help quit smoking: effects of task performance and coping with withdrawal symptoms

Time

Abstinence

Relapse

% Abstinence rate

1- month

75

50

60%

3 –month

70

55

56%

6- month

56

69

44.8%

12- month

45

80

36%

  1. Abstinence was defined as not having smoked even once since the day the participant quit after gradual reduction of nicotine intake and pharmacological treatment. Relapse was defined as having smoked for 7 consecutive days in the respective period.
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BMC Public Health

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