Impact of Weight Concern on Post-Cessation Weight Management, Smoking Cessation, and Program Engagement.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Weight concern is a barrier to smoking cessation. We examined the impact of weight concern on post-cessation weight gain, abstinence and program engagement.

Design

Randomized-controlled trial.

Setting

Telephone-based and group-based intervention sessions.

Subjects

305 participants were randomized and analyzed.

Intervention

Participants were randomized to receive a self-guided intervention, a weight loss intervention, or a weight stability intervention prior to all receiving the same smoking cessation intervention.

Measures

Level of weight concern on three measures, point-prevalence abstinence, weight change, and session attendance at 12 months.

Analysis

Continuous and discrete outcomes were compared between weight-concerned and non-

SUBMITTER: Toyon A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12330786 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature