Assessment of changes in nicotine dependence, motivation, and symptoms of anxiety and depression among smokers in the initial process of smoking reduction or cessation: a short-term follow-up study.

Figueiró, Luciana Rizzieri; Bortolon, Cassandra Borges; Benchaya, Mariana Canellas; Bisch, Nadia Krubskaya; Ferigolo, Maristela; Barros, Helena Maria Tannhauser; Dantas, Denise Conceição Mesquita

Figueiró, Luciana Rizzieri; Bortolon, Cassandra Borges; Benchaya, Mariana Canellas; Bisch, Nadia Krubskaya; Ferigolo, Maristela; Barros, Helena Maria Tannhauser; Dantas, Denise Conceição Mesquita.

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Figueiró LR; VIVAVOZ Call Center, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Bortolon CB; VIVAVOZ Call Center, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Benchaya MC; VIVAVOZ Call Center, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Bisch NK; VIVAVOZ Call Center, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Ferigolo M; VIVAVOZ Call Center, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Barros HM; VIVAVOZ Call Center, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Dantas DC; UFCSPA, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.

Trends Psychiatry Psychother ; 35(3): 212-20, 2013.

Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25923393

RESUMO

INTRODUCTION: The first days of a quit attempt represent an important challenge to long-term abstinence, especially because of the changes that take place over this period. OBJECTIVE: To examine whether smokers who have recently changed their smoking behavior show changes in the intensity of nicotine dependence, motivational stage, or symptoms of anxiety and depression relative to smokers without recent changes in smoking behavior. METHODS: Smokers attending a support group for smoking cessation in Porto Alegre, southern Brazil, were invited to participate. The program consisted of four weekly sessions. Smokers answered questionnaires covering intensity of nicotine dependence, stage of motivation, and symptoms of anxiety and depression at baseline and in the fourth week. Urine was collected at both time points, tested for cotinine concentration, and used to determine the final status of smokers. RESULTS: Of the 54 smokers included in the study, 20 (37%) stopped smoking or decreased tobacco use. Both smokers who stopped or reduced tobacco use and those who did not change their behavior presented a decrease in nicotine dependence scores (p = 0.001). Conversely, only the smokers who changed behavior presented an increase in scores in the maintenance stage (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION: When modifying tobacco use, smokers face a difficult process, marked by several changes. A better understanding of these changes and their implications for treatment are discussed.

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Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies Idioma: En Revista: Trends Psychiatry Psychother Ano de publicação: 2013 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Brasil

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