Changes in smoking expectancies in abstinent, reducing, and non-abstinent participants during a pharmacological trial for smoking cessation.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Smoking expectancies are related to smoking consumption and predict smoking cessation. Little is known about whether expectancies change during smoking treatments, consistent with changes in smoking behavior. This study examined reported changes in smoking beliefs during an 8-week smoking cessation trial, which evaluated the safety and efficacy of the monoamine oxidase B inhibitor selegiline hydrochloride versus placebo.

Methods

Participants were classified as "Quit" (n = 18), "Reduced" (n = 34), or "Not Quit" (n = 49) by 7-day point prevalence abstinence at the end of treatment. Expectancies were assessed at randomization, 1 week after the target quit date, and at the end of treatment.

Results

Beliefs about smoking assessed prior to the quit attempt were

SUBMITTER: Weinberger AH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2928936 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature