Sentence examples for record of cessation from inspiring English sources

Pregnant smokers from the youngest age group (15 19) were 21% more likely to have a record of cessation advice compared to pregnant smokers aged 25 29 (OR 1.21, 95% CI 1.10-1.35) and pregnant smokers from the most deprived group were 38% more likely to have a record for cessation advice compared to pregnant smokers from the least deprived group (OR 1.38, 95% CI 1.14-1.68).

Logistic regression was used to assess variation in the recording of cessation advice with maternal characteristics.

No marked variations were observed in the recording of cessation advice with body mass index.

This is consistent with a general population study which showed that presence of comorbidities was strongly related to the recording of cessation advice in primary care in the general population.

Moreover, only 50% of women who received NRT also had a record of smoking cessation advice, and therefore it would not affect the proportion of smokers with cessation advice substantially.

A similar trend was seen in a study which examined the impact of the QOF on the recording of smoking advice in the general adult population - smokers from the most deprived quintile were 20% more likely to have a record of smoking cessation advice than smokers in the least deprived quintile [ 31].

There were 453 (53.6%) records of smoking cessation referral offers that were declined by the majority, with only 189 (22.4%) referrals made.

The presence of comorbidities such as asthma, diabetes, hypertension and mental illness was also related to recording of smoking cessation advice delivery in our study.

Covariates that were significantly associated with the recording of smoking cessation advice in the univariable model (p < 0.05) were considered for inclusion in the final multivariable model.

Our study is novel in that it investigates the maternal characteristics associated with the recording of smoking cessation advice during pregnancy.

The presence of at least one of the above morbidities (diabetes, hypertension, asthma, mental illness) increased the likelihood of recording of smoking cessation advice for pregnant smokers by 49% (OR 1.49, 95% CI 1.39-1.60).