Mechanisms of change in extended cognitive behavioral treatment for tobacco dependence.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To evaluate potential mediators of an extended cognitive behavioral smoking cessation intervention.

Design

Analysis of data from a randomized clinical trial of smoking cessation.

Setting

The Habit Abatement Clinic, University of California, San Francisco.

Participants

Participants were older cigarette smokers (>/=50 years old). Those receiving Standard Treatment (N=100) were compared to those receiving extended cognitive behavioral treatment (N=99).

Measurements

Negative affect was measured with the Profile of Mood States (POMS), the Medical Outcome Studies 36-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36), and the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS). Abstinence-specific social support was measured with the Partner Interaction Questionnaire (PIQ). Motivation to quit

SUBMITTER: Hendricks PS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2973332 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature