Smoking Cessation and Weight Gain in Smokers Participating in a Behavioral Treatment at 3-Year Follow-up
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13672522 |
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| Authors | Elisardo Becoña (0000-0002-6639-3834, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, corresponding author), Fernando L Vázquez (0000-0002-5868-4025, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 82 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 999-1005 |
| Publication date | 1998-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.1998.82.3.999 |
| PMID | 9676511 |
| OpenAlex | W2092006217 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 18 |
This study assessed the weight gain for the short- and long-term (36 mon. follow-up) in a sample of 158 smokers (71 men and 87 women), who participated in a multicomponent behavioral smoking-cessation program. Weight was evaluated with a self-reported questionnaire, with a over-all mean pretreatment weight of 65.3 Kg (SD = 12.6). All individuals tended to gain weight. Afterwards, the mean of nonquitters (n = 116) by 0.6 Kg. Among abstinent people no significant differences were found by sex at 36 mon. but significant mean difference were found in those subjects (quitters) older than 35 yr. who gained 4.1 Kg compared with 1.2 Kg in the group 35 yr or younger
Body weight · Physical therapy · Smoking cessation · Weight gain · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Demography · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Psychology · Smoking Behavior and Cessation
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| Highly cited | No |
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