The new EU cigarette health warnings benefit smokers who want to quit the habit: results from the Dutch Continuous Survey of Smoking Habits
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BACKGROUND: As of September 2004, all European Union countries are required to have new health warnings on cigarette packs. This study examined the self-perceived impact of these warnings on the attractiveness of cigarettes, smokers' motivation to quit and smoking behaviour. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study comprising 3937 Dutch adult smokers. RESULTS: Of smokers, 14% became less inclined to purchase cigarettes because of the new warnings, 31.8% said they prefer to purchase a pack without the new warnings, 17.9% reported that warnings increased their motivated to quit and 10.3% said they smoked less. A strong dose-response relationship was observed between these effects and intention to quit. CONCLUSIONS: The new warnings made cigarette packs less attractive, especially to smokers who already intended to stop smoking.
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Smokers who report noticing warning labels also report greater intentions to quit and higher stages of change and self-efficacy.
“Smokers who report noticing warning labels also report greater intentions to quit141 and higher stages of change and self-efficacy.142”
From Population Approaches to Improve Diet, Physical Activity, and Smoking Habits: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association (2012) · cites this paper as [141]
As new warnings have been added and updated, smokers have reported that the warnings increased their motivation to quit, reduced their likelihood of purchasing cigarettes, and made them smoke less overall.
“As new warnings have been added and updated, smokers have reported that the warnings increased their motivation to quit, reduced their likelihood of purchasing cigarettes, and made them smoke less overall.141”
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- Authors
- Willemsen, M. C.
- Corresponding author
- Willemsen, Marc C.
- ORCID
- Willemsen, Marc C.
- Venue
- European Journal of Public Health
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2005-06-23
- Volume
- 15
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 389-392
- ISSN
- 1101-1262 (ISSN-L)
- 1464-360X
- OpenAlex
- W2135432523
- Cited by
- 78
- References
- 6
- Citations by year
- 2021: 1 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 9 · 2014: 6 · 2013: 5 · 2012: 6
- FWCI
- 2.60
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- European Journal of Public Health (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Keywords
- cigarette health warnings, smoking cessation intentions, smoking behavior, dose-response relationship
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Cross-Sectional Studies, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, European Union, Female, Health Promotion, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Motivation, Netherlands, Product Labeling, Smoking, Smoking Cessation
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