Pain Status as a Predictor of Smoking Cessation Initiation, Lapse, and Relapse.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Pain and cigarette smoking are highly prevalent and frequently co-occurring conditions that interact in the manner of a positive feedback loop. Despite initial evidence that smokers with co-occurring pain may experience greater difficulty quitting, we are unaware of previous research that has tested prospective associations between pain status and the attainment of smoking cessation milestones.

Aims and methods

This study examined past 2-week pain status as a predictor of cessation milestones among current smokers who were motivated to quit (Sample 1; N = 301) and smokers who recently initiated a cessation attempt (Sample 2; N = 242). Cessation milestones included initiation of a quit attempt and 7-day point prevalence abstinence (PPA; Sample 1), lapse/relapse (

SUBMITTER: Ditre JW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7789944 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature