TY - JOUR T1 - Is motivational Q-mat test useful to predict smoking cessation? JF - European Respiratory Journal JO - Eur Respir J VL - 40 IS - Suppl 56 SP - P4089 AU - Zahra Hessami AU - Hooman Sharifi AU - Gholamreza Heydari AU - Mohammadreza Masjedi Y1 - 2012/09/01 UR - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/40/Suppl_56/P4089.abstract N2 - Background: Smoking is one of the major causes of cancer, heart and pulmonary diseases. one of essential steps in tobacco control is persuading the smokers to quit smoking. Encouraging smokers to the quit can be possible if the smoker has enough motivation for quit. In this study we investigated abstinence rate after 6 months according to level of motivation to quit (Q-mat score) and level of nicotine dependency (Fagerestrom score).Material and Method: This study was conducted on the volunteers of smoking cessation clinic in Tehran.They underwent tests for nicotine dependence, motivation degree assessment by FT and Q-mat test respectively. Thereafter, smokers started the cessation program consisting in behavioral therapy and pharmacotherapy. Their quit rate was by verified by telephone and through exhaled co measurement after 6 months.Results:In this study 345 volunteers were studied from which 311 (90.1%) male. The mean age was 37.6±11.04 years. After 6 months fallow up abstinence rate was 39%. The mean of Q-mat score was 15.8±5.1 (14.9-16.7 CI 95%) in participants how stopped smoking and 15.4±5.1 (14.7-16.1CI 95%) among participants who failed smoking cessation (p=0.4). The mean of FT was 5.2±2.6 (4.7-5.6 CI 95%) in participants who stopped smoking and was 6±2.6 (5.7-6.4 CI 95%) among participants failed (p=0.002).Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that volunteers may have high motivation to quit smoking however there was not correlation with the quit rate after 6 months. Lower fagerestrom score is correlated with high quit rate. By contrast, Q-mat score didn't predict the success rate in the observed population. Thus in this regards attention should be paid on high nicotine dependent smokers. ER -