How are women performing in a modern smoking cessation program?

Introduction: Female smokers are overrepresented in the smoking cessation programs but recent studies show that they profit not as much as male participants from the different methods used for smoking cessation. Aim: A newly developed German smoking cessation program „Das Rauchfrei-Programm“ shall achieve with newest scientific methods and therapeutical techniques higher quit rates in women. Methods: From May 2007 till April 2008 2,560 participants were questioned at the beginning of the program. 51% of participants were female. The program was delivered by skilled trainers in different out-patient settings (ins…