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Offer of a weight management program to overweight and obese weight-concerned smokers improves tobacco dependence treatment outcomes.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21175914     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Weight concern is a common and significant barrier to abstinence for many smokers. This quasi-experimental pilot study used multivariate logistic regression to examine the effects of offering a weight management treatment program on tobacco dependence treatment outcomes. Age, gender, ethnicity, educational level, nicotine dependence level, body mass index, and concern about weight gain were entered as factors/covariates to account for differences between groups. Offering a weight management program increased attendance at the first scheduled contact (88.1% vs. 71.6%; OR = 2.93; p = .029) and increased 6-month abstinence (21.4% vs. 10.1%; OR = 2.42; p = .052). With factors and covariates included in the multivariate models to account for group differences, those offered weight management were five times more likely to attend their first session (OR = 5.10; 95% CI 1.53-16.98; p = .008) and three times more likely to be abstinent 6 months after tobacco treatment (OR = 2.98; 95% CI = 1.09-8.17; p = .033). Proactively informing weight-concerned, overweight/obese smokers about the availability of a weight management program as an incentive for completing treatment for tobacco dependence may improve tobacco treatment outcomes. 
Authors:
ShaRhonda J Love; Christine E Sheffer; Zoran Bursac; T Elaine Prewitt; Rebecca A Krukowski; Delia Smith West
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Controlled Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.     Date:  2010-11-08
Journal Detail:
Title:  The American journal on addictions / American Academy of Psychiatrists in Alcoholism and Addictions     Volume:  20     ISSN:  1521-0391     ISO Abbreviation:  Am J Addict     Publication Date:    2011 Jan-Feb
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-12-23     Completed Date:  2011-04-07     Revised Date:  2011-05-25    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9208821     Medline TA:  Am J Addict     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry.
Affiliation:
Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Cognitive Therapy / methods*
Female
Health Services Accessibility
Hotlines
Humans
Male
Obesity / psychology*,  therapy*
Overweight / psychology*,  therapy*
Patient Compliance / statistics & numerical data
Pilot Projects
Smoking Cessation / methods,  psychology*
Tobacco Use Disorder / complications,  therapy*

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