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Trial of transdermal nicotine patch in smoking cessation. 1995

S Saenghirunvattana

Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand.

In order to evaluate the efficacy of the transdermal nicotine patch, 37 persons who wore the patches (group 2) were compared with 40 persons who attended an organized smoking cessation program (group 1). At 1 month, 8 persons of group 2 (21.62%) and 22 persons of group 1 (55%) were able to stop smoking. At 3 months, 8 persons of group 2 (21.62%) and 17 persons of group 1 (42.5%) were still abstinent. At 6 months, 7 persons of group 2 (18.9%) and 14 persons of group 1 (35%) were able to stop smoking. At 12 months, 5 persons of group 2 (13.5%) were able to maintain their abstinence. Counselling and follow-up support are needed to maintain abstinence.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293	Adolescent	A person 13 to 18 years of age.	Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D000368	Aged	A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available.	Elderly
D016540	Smoking Cessation	Discontinuing the habit of SMOKING.	Giving Up Smoking,Quitting Smoking,Stopping Smoking,Cessation, Smoking,Smoking Cessations,Smoking, Giving Up,Smoking, Quitting,Smoking, Stopping,Smokings, Giving Up,Up Smoking, Giving