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Ussher MH, Faulkner GEJ, Angus K, Hartmann‐Boyce J, Taylor AH. Exercise interventions for smoking cessation. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2019; 2019:CD002295. [PMID: 31684691 PMCID: PMC6819982 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd002295.pub6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Taking regular exercise, whether cardiovascular-type exercise or resistance exercise, may help people to give up smoking, particularly by reducing cigarette withdrawal symptoms and cravings, and by helping to manage weight gain. OBJECTIVES To determine the effectiveness of exercise-based interventions alone, or combined with a smoking cessation programme, for achieving long-term smoking cessation, compared with a smoking cessation intervention alone or other non-exercise intervention. SEARCH METHODS We searched the Cochrane Tobacco Addiction Group Specialised Register for studies, using the term 'exercise' or 'physical activity' in the title, abstract or keywords. The date of the most recent search was May 2019. SELECTION CRITERIA We included randomised controlled trials that compared an exercise programme alone, or an exercise programme as an adjunct to a cessation programme, with a cessation programme alone or another non-exercise control group. Trials were required to recruit smokers wishing to quit or recent quitters, to assess abstinence as an outcome and have follow-up of at least six months. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS We followed standard Cochrane methods. Smoking cessation was measured after at least six months, using the most rigorous definition available, on an intention-to-treat basis. We calculated risk ratios (RRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for smoking cessation for each study, where possible. We grouped eligible studies according to the type of comparison, as either smoking cessation or relapse prevention. We carried out meta-analyses where appropriate, using Mantel-Haenszel random-effects models. MAIN RESULTS We identified 24 eligible trials with a total of 7279 adult participants randomised. Two studies focused on relapse prevention among smokers who had recently stopped smoking, and the remaining 22 studies were concerned with smoking cessation for smokers who wished to quit. Eleven studies were with women only and one with men only. Most studies recruited fairly inactive people. Most of the trials employed supervised, group-based cardiovascular-type exercise supplemented by a home-based exercise programme and combined with a multi-session cognitive behavioural smoking cessation programme. The comparator in most cases was a multi-session cognitive behavioural smoking cessation programme alone. Overall, we judged two studies to be at low risk of bias, 11 at high risk of bias, and 11 at unclear risk of bias. Among the 21 studies analysed, we found low-certainty evidence, limited by potential publication bias and by imprecision, comparing the effect of exercise plus smoking cessation support with smoking cessation support alone on smoking cessation outcomes (RR 1.08, 95% CI 0.96 to 1.22; I2 = 0%; 6607 participants). We excluded one study from this analysis as smoking abstinence rates for the study groups were not reported. There was no evidence of subgroup differences according to the type of exercise promoted; the subgroups considered were: cardiovascular-type exercise alone (17 studies), resistance training alone (one study), combined cardiovascular-type and resistance exercise (one study) and type of exercise not specified (two studies). The results were not significantly altered when we excluded trials with high risk of bias, or those with special populations, or those where smoking cessation intervention support was not matched between the intervention and control arms. Among the two relapse prevention studies, we found very low-certainty evidence, limited by risk of bias and imprecision, that adding exercise to relapse prevention did not improve long-term abstinence compared with relapse prevention alone (RR 0.98, 95% CI 0.65 to 1.47; I2 = 0%; 453 participants). AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS There is no evidence that adding exercise to smoking cessation support improves abstinence compared with support alone, but the evidence is insufficient to assess whether there is a modest benefit. Estimates of treatment effect were of low or very low certainty, because of concerns about bias in the trials, imprecision and publication bias. Consequently, future trials may change these conclusions.
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- Michael H Ussher
- St George's, University of LondonPopulation Health Research InstituteCranmer TerraceLondonUKSW17 0RE
- University of StirlingInstitute for Social MarketingStirlingUK
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- University of British ColumbiaSchool of Kinesiology2146 Health Sciences MallVancouverCanadaV6T 1Z3
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- University of StirlingInstitute for Social MarketingStirlingUK
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- University of OxfordNuffield Department of Primary Care Health SciencesRadcliffe Observatory QuarterWoodstock RoadOxfordUKOX2 6GG
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- University of PlymouthFaculty of Health: Medicine, Dentistry and Human SciencesRoom N32, ITTC Building, Tamar Science ParkDerrifordPlymouthUKPL6 8BX
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Al-Eisa E, Alghadir AH, Gabr SA, Iqbal ZA. Exercise intervention as a protective modulator against metabolic disorders in cigarette smokers. J Phys Ther Sci 2016; 28:983-91. [PMID: 27134398 PMCID: PMC4842479 DOI: 10.1589/jpts.28.983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2015] [Accepted: 12/12/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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[Purpose] assess the impact of exercise intensity on desire to smoke, serum cotinine,
stress hormones, total antioxidant capacity, and oxidative free radicals as potential
markers of cardiopulmonary metabolic disorders were measured.in cigarette smokers.
[Subjects and Methods] The participants (150 randomly selected healthy men, aged
18–55 years) were classified into 4 smoking groups: control (non-smokers; N= 30); mild (N
= 33); moderate (N = 42), and heavy (N = 45). The participants were assigned to either
moderate (8 weeks) or short-term (20–45 min) exercise training. The desire to smoke, Mood
and Physical Symptoms Scale, and Subjective Exercise Experiences Scale scores, cotinine,
stress hormones (cortisol and testosterone), free radicals (malondialdehyde, nitric
oxide), and total antioxidant capacity were evaluated. [Results] Significant increases in
serum cotinine, cortisol, testosterone, nitric oxide, and malondialdehyde levels and a
reduction in total antioxidant capacity activity were observed in all smoker groups; heavy
smokers showed a higher change in metabolites. In all smoker groups, both short and
moderate- intensity exercises significantly reduce cotinine, cortisol, testosterone, and
malondialdehyde and increased nitric oxide levels and total antioxidant capacity activity;
further, the desire to smoke, Mood and Physical Symptoms Scale, and Subjective Exercise
Experiences Scale scores were reduced. This supports the ability of exercise to increase
nitric oxide bioavailability, enhance of blood vessels function and ultimately decrease
the incidence of cardiopulmonary disorders. [Conclusion] Exercise interventions with
varying intensities may be used as nicotine replacement therapy or protective aids against
smoking-related cardiopulmonary disorders.
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- Einas Al-Eisa
- Rehabilitation Research Chair, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
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- Rehabilitation Research Chair, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
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- Rehabilitation Research Chair, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia; Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Egypt
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- Rehabilitation Research Chair, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
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BACKGROUND Taking regular exercise may help people give up smoking by moderating nicotine withdrawal and cravings, and by helping to manage weight gain. OBJECTIVES To determine whether exercise-based interventions alone, or combined with a smoking cessation programme, are more effective than a smoking cessation intervention alone. SEARCH METHODS We searched the Cochrane Tobacco Addiction Group Specialized Register in April 2014, and searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, and CINAHL Plus in May 2014. SELECTION CRITERIA We included randomized trials which compared an exercise programme alone, or an exercise programme as an adjunct to a cessation programme, with a cessation programme (which we considered the control in this review). Studies were required to recruit smokers or recent quitters and have a follow-up of six months or more. Studies that did not meet the full inclusion criteria because they only assessed the acute effects of exercise on smoking behaviour, or because the outcome was smoking reduction, are summarised but not formally included. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS We extracted data on study characteristics and smoking outcomes. Because of differences between studies in the characteristics of the interventions used we summarized the results narratively, making no attempt at meta-analysis. We assessed risk of selection and attrition bias using standard methodological procedures expected by The Cochrane Collaboration. MAIN RESULTS We identified 20 trials with a total of 5,870 participants. The largest study was an internet trial with 2,318 participants, and eight trials had fewer than 30 people in each treatment arm. Studies varied in the timing and intensity of the smoking cessation and exercise programmes offered. Only one included study was judged to be at low risk of bias across all domains assessed. Four studies showed significantly higher abstinence rates in a physically active group versus a control group at end of treatment. One of these studies also showed a significant benefit for exercise versus control on abstinence at the three-month follow-up and a benefit for exercise of borderline significance (p = 0.05) at the 12-month follow-up. Another study reported significantly higher abstinence rates at six month follow-up for a combined exercise and smoking cessation programme compared with brief smoking cessation advice. One study showed significantly higher abstinence rates for the exercise group versus a control group at the three-month follow-up but not at the end of treatment or 12-month follow-up. The other studies showed no significant effect for exercise on abstinence. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS Only two of the 20 trials offered evidence for exercise aiding smoking cessation in the long term. All the other trials were too small to reliably exclude an effect of intervention, or included an exercise intervention which may not have been sufficiently intense to achieve the desired level of exercise. Trials are needed with larger sample sizes, sufficiently intense interventions in terms of both exercise intensity and intensity of support being provided, equal contact control conditions, and measures of exercise adherence and change in physical activity in both exercise and comparison groups.
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- Michael H Ussher
- Population Health Research Institute, St George's, University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London, UK, SW17 0RE
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Bock BC, Rosen RK, Fava JL, Gaskins RB, Jennings E, Thind H, Carmody J, Dunsiger SI, Gidron N, Becker BM, Marcus BH. Testing the efficacy of yoga as a complementary therapy for smoking cessation: design and methods of the BreathEasy trial. Contemp Clin Trials 2014; 38:321-32. [PMID: 24937018 DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2014.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2014] [Revised: 06/02/2014] [Accepted: 06/05/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Smokers trying to quit encounter many challenges including nicotine withdrawal symptoms, cigarette craving, increased stress and negative mood and concern regarding weight gain. These phenomena make it difficult to successfully quit smoking. Studies in non-smoking populations show that yoga reduces stress and negative mood and improves weight control. By increasing mindfulness we anticipate that yoga may also improve smokers' ability to cope with the negative symptoms associated with quitting. Yoga may also improve cognitive deliberation which is needed to make effective choices and avoid smoking in tempting situations. METHODS/DESIGN The BreathEasy study is a rigorous, randomized controlled clinical trial examining the efficacy of Iyengar yoga as a complementary therapy to cognitive-behavioral therapy for smoking cessation. All participants are given an 8-week program of smoking cessation classes, and are randomized to either twice weekly yoga (Yoga) or twice-weekly health and wellness classes which serve as a control for contact and participant burden (CTL). Assessments are conducted at baseline, 8 weeks, 3, 6, and 12 months of follow-up. The primary outcome is prolonged abstinence using an intention-to-treat approach. Multiple internal and external audits using blind data collection are employed to ensure treatment fidelity and reliability of study results. To understand why yoga may be more effective than CTL, we will examine the mechanisms of action (i.e., mediators) underlying intervention efficacy. We will examine the maintenance of yoga practice and smoking status at each follow-up. Focus groups and interviews will be used to enrich our understanding of the relationship of yoga practice and smoking abstinence. CONCLUSIONS This study will provide a stringent test of the relative efficacy of yoga compared to a condition that controls for contact time and attention. The use of mixed methodology also provides the opportunity to validate existing knowledge about yoga and helps to explore new themes for future mindfulness and yoga research.
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- Beth C Bock
- Alpert Medical School of Brown University, The Miriam Hospital, 167 Point Street, Providence, RI 02903, USA.
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- Center for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, The Miriam Hospital, Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, School of Public Health, Brown University, 167 Point Street, Providence, RI 02903, USA.
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- Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, The Miriam Hospital, 167 Point Street, Providence, RI 02903, USA.
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- University of Massachusetts Medical School, School of Public Health, Brown University, 55 Lake Avenue N., Worcester, MA 01655, USA.
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- Center for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, The Miriam Hospital, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, 167 Point Street, Providence, RI 02903, USA.
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- Center for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, The Miriam Hospital, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, 167 Point Street, Providence, RI 02903, USA.
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- University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55N. Lake Avenue, Worcester, MA 01655, USA.
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- Center for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, The Miriam Hospital, Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, School of Public Health, Brown University, 167 Point Street, Providence, RI 02903, USA.
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- The Motion Center, 111 Chestnut Street, Providence, RI 02903, USA.
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- Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital, 593 Eddy Street, Providence, RI 02903, USA.
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- Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
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Fihn SD, Gardin JM, Abrams J, Berra K, Blankenship JC, Dallas AP, Douglas PS, Foody JM, Gerber TC, Hinderliter AL, King SB, Kligfield PD, Krumholz HM, Kwong RYK, Lim MJ, Linderbaum JA, Mack MJ, Munger MA, Prager RL, Sabik JF, Shaw LJ, Sikkema JD, Smith CR, Smith SC, Spertus JA, Williams SV. 2012 ACCF/AHA/ACP/AATS/PCNA/SCAI/STS guideline for the diagnosis and management of patients with stable ischemic heart disease: executive summary: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association task force on practice guidelines, and the American College of Physicians, American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, and Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Circulation 2012. [PMID: 23182125 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1227] [Impact Index Per Article: 102.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Taking regular exercise may help people give up smoking by moderating nicotine withdrawal and cravings, and by helping to manage weight gain. OBJECTIVES To determine whether exercise-based interventions alone, or combined with a smoking cessation programme, are more effective than a smoking cessation intervention alone. SEARCH METHODS In July 2011, we searched the Cochrane Tobacco Addiction Group Specialized Register for studies including the terms 'exercise' or 'physical activity'. We also searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, Dissertation Abstracts and CINAHL using the terms 'exercise' or 'physical activity' and 'smoking cessation'. SELECTION CRITERIA We included randomized trials which compared an exercise programme alone, or an exercise programme as an adjunct to a cessation programme, with a cessation programme, recruiting smokers or recent quitters, and with a follow up of six months or more. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS We extracted data on study characteristics and smoking outcomes. Because of differences in studies we summarized the results narratively, making no attempt at meta-analysis. MAIN RESULTS We identified 15 trials, seven of which had fewer than 25 people in each treatment arm. They varied in the timing and intensity of the smoking cessation and exercise programmes. Three studies showed significantly higher abstinence rates in a physically active group versus a control group at end of treatment. One of these studies also showed a significant benefit for exercise versus control on abstinence at the three-month follow up and a benefit for exercise of borderline significance (p = 0.05) at the 12-month follow up. One study showed significantly higher abstinence rates for the exercise group versus a control group at the three-month follow up but not at the end of treatment or 12-month follow up. The other studies showed no significant effect for exercise on abstinence. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS Only one of the 15 trials offered evidence for exercise aiding smoking cessation at a 12-month follow up. All the other trials were too small to reliably exclude an effect of intervention, or included an exercise intervention which was insufficiently intense to achieve the desired level of exercise. Trials are needed with larger sample sizes, sufficiently intense interventions, equal contact control conditions, and measures of exercise adherence and change in physical activity in both exercise and comparison groups.
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- Michael H Ussher
- Division of PopulationHealth Sciences and Education, StGeorge’s,University of London,CranmerTerrace, London, SW17 0RE, UK.
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Bock BC, Fava JL, Gaskins R, Morrow KM, Williams DM, Jennings E, Becker BM, Tremont G, Marcus BH. Yoga as a complementary treatment for smoking cessation in women. J Womens Health (Larchmt) 2011; 21:240-8. [PMID: 21992583 DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2011.2963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Tobacco smoking remains the leading preventable cause of death among American women. Aerobic exercise has shown promise as an aid to smoking cessation because it improves affect and reduces nicotine withdrawal symptoms. Studies outside the realm of smoking cessation have shown that yoga practice also reduces perceived stress and negative affect. METHODS This pilot study examines the feasibility and initial efficacy of yoga as a complementary therapy for smoking cessation. Fifty-five women were given 8-week group-based cognitive behavioral therapy for smoking cessation and were randomized to a twice-weekly program of Vinyasa yoga or a general health and wellness program (contact control). The primary outcome measure was 7-day point prevalence abstinence at the end of treatment validated by saliva cotinine testing. Longitudinal analyses were also conducted to examine the effect of intervention on smoking cessation at 3- and 6-month follow-up. We examined the effects of the intervention on potential mediating variables (e.g., confidence in quitting smoking, self-efficacy), as well as measures of depressive symptoms, anxiety, and perceived health (SF-36). RESULTS At end of treatment, women in the yoga group had a greater 7-day point-prevalence abstinence rate than controls (odds ratio [OR], 4.56; 95% CI, 1.1-18.6). Abstinence remained higher among yoga participants through the six month assessment (OR, 1.54; 95% CI, 0.34-6.92), although differences were no longer statistically significant. Women participating in the yoga program also showed reduced anxiety and improvements in perceived health and well-being when compared with controls. CONCLUSIONS Yoga may be an efficacious complementary therapy for smoking cessation among women.
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- Beth C Bock
- Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, The Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI 02903, USA.
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to explore the health-promoting (HP) behaviors of low-income cancer survivors before and after their diagnosis of cancer. DESIGN This qualitative study used a purposive sampling strategy to identify low-income, ethnically diverse cancer survivors. SETTING Participants were recruited from an urban outpatient cancer clinic serving only low-income clients. SAMPLE Thirteen, ethnically diverse low-income cancer survivors participated in 60- to 90-minute interviews discussing their experience with HP behaviors before and after their diagnosis with cancer, their cancer experience, and their perspectives on being a cancer survivor. METHODS Conventional content analysis of transcripts and field notes by 2 coders identified words, context, frequency, emphasis, and consistency of participants' comments. Statements were further examined to identify patterns and main themes and to interpret the meaning of what was said. FINDINGS Participants described their use of various HP behaviors primarily walking, maintaining a positive mental attitude, and changing their diet. Participants discussed their perspectives on having a diagnosis of cancer as well as the meaning of being a cancer survivor. They described spiritual growth through prayer, renewing their faith, maintaining a hopeful outlook, and expressing thankfulness toward God. Participants expressed interested in learning about effective physical exercises, healthy eating, and stress management strategies. CONCLUSIONS Results suggest that low-income cancer survivors engage in various HP behaviors and want to learn more behaviors to use after cancer treatment. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE Findings provide useful information for clinical nurse specialists when providing information about HP behaviors for use during and after cancer treatment as well as the meaning of cancer survivor for low-income cancer survivors.
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Jepson RG, Harris FM, Platt S, Tannahill C. The effectiveness of interventions to change six health behaviours: a review of reviews. BMC Public Health 2010; 10:538. [PMID: 20825660 PMCID: PMC2944371 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 213] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2010] [Accepted: 09/08/2010] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Several World Health Organisation reports over recent years have highlighted the high incidence of chronic diseases such as diabetes, coronary heart disease and cancer. Contributory factors include unhealthy diets, alcohol and tobacco use and sedentary lifestyles. This paper reports the findings of a review of reviews of behavioural change interventions to reduce unhealthy behaviours or promote healthy behaviours. We included six different health-related behaviours in the review: healthy eating, physical exercise, smoking, alcohol misuse, sexual risk taking (in young people) and illicit drug use. We excluded reviews which focussed on pharmacological treatments or those which required intensive treatments (e.g. for drug or alcohol dependency). METHODS The Cochrane Library, Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effectiveness (DARE) and several Ovid databases were searched for systematic reviews of interventions for the six behaviours (updated search 2008). Two reviewers applied the inclusion criteria, extracted data and assessed the quality of the reviews. The results were discussed in a narrative synthesis. RESULTS We included 103 reviews published between 1995 and 2008. The focus of interventions varied, but those targeting specific individuals were generally designed to change an existing behaviour (e.g. cigarette smoking, alcohol misuse), whilst those aimed at the general population or groups such as school children were designed to promote positive behaviours (e.g. healthy eating). Almost 50% (n = 48) of the reviews focussed on smoking (either prevention or cessation). Interventions that were most effective across a range of health behaviours included physician advice or individual counselling, and workplace- and school-based activities. Mass media campaigns and legislative interventions also showed small to moderate effects in changing health behaviours.Generally, the evidence related to short-term effects rather than sustained/longer-term impact and there was a relative lack of evidence on how best to address inequalities. CONCLUSIONS Despite limitations of the review of reviews approach, it is encouraging that there are interventions that are effective in achieving behavioural change. Further emphasis in both primary studies and secondary analysis (e.g. systematic reviews) should be placed on assessing the differential effectiveness of interventions across different population subgroups to ensure that health inequalities are addressed.
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- Ruth G Jepson
- Department of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA, UK
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- Nursing Midwifery & Allied Health ProfessionsResearch Unit, University of Stirling, Stirling, UK
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- Centre for Population Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH8 9AG, UK
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- Glasgow Centre for Population Health, 94 Elmbank Street, Glasgow, G2 4DL, UK
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Everson-Hock ES, Taylor AH, Ussher M. Readiness to use physical activity as a smoking cessation aid: a multiple behaviour change application of the Transtheoretical Model among quitters attending Stop Smoking Clinics. PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING 2010; 79:156-159. [PMID: 19818578 DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2009.09.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2008] [Revised: 09/01/2009] [Accepted: 09/08/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Physical activity (PA) reduces cravings during smoking abstinence. Little is known about quitters' use of PA. This study aimed to: (1) determine the extent of quitters' past and current use of PA as a cessation aid, while attempting to quit; (2) examine relationships between use of PA and quitter characteristics and cognitions. METHODS Self-report surveys were completed by 181 smokers attempting to quit. RESULTS Twenty-two percent of quitters reported currently using PA to control their smoking, and 35% had used it during a previous quit attempt. Those in later stages of readiness for using PA as a cessation aid held more positive beliefs regarding self-efficacy, outcome efficacy and did more vigorous PA. CONCLUSION Quitters were more likely to use PA to help them quit when they had greater belief in their own ability to use PA and in the efficacy of PA to help them to quit, and were also meeting weekly PA targets for health. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS Strategies by stop smoking advisors aiming to enhance client self-efficacy and outcome efficacy beliefs regarding PA as a cessation aid may help to increase the use of this behavioural strategy, since it seems that most quitters do not use PA.
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Spring B, Howe D, Berendsen M, McFadden HG, Hitchcock K, Rademaker AW, Hitsman B. Behavioral intervention to promote smoking cessation and prevent weight gain: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Addiction 2009; 104:1472-86. [PMID: 19549058 PMCID: PMC2728794 DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2009.02610.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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AIMS The prospect of weight gain discourages many cigarette smokers from quitting. Practice guidelines offer varied advice about managing weight gain after quitting smoking, but no systematic review and meta-analysis have been available. We reviewed evidence to determine whether behavioral weight control intervention compromises smoking cessation attempts, and if it offers an effective way to reduce post-cessation weight gain. METHODS We identified randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that compared combined smoking treatment and behavioral weight control to smoking treatment alone for adult smokers. English-language studies were identified through searches of PubMed, Ovid MEDLINE, CINAHL, EMBASE, PsycINFO and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials. Of 779 articles identified and 35 potentially relevant RCTs screened, 10 met the criteria and were included in the meta-analysis. RESULTS Patients who received both smoking treatment and weight treatment showed increased abstinence [odds ratio (OR) = 1.29, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.01, 1.64] and reduced weight gain (g = -0.30, 95% CI = -0.57, -0.02) in the short term (<3 months) compared with patients who received smoking treatment alone. Differences in abstinence (OR = 1.23, 95% CI = 0.85, 1.79) and weight control (g = -0.17, 95% CI = -0.42, 0.07) were no longer significant in the long term (>6 months). CONCLUSIONS Findings provide no evidence that combining smoking treatment and behavioral weight control produces any harm and significant evidence of short-term benefit for both abstinence and weight control. However, the absence of long-term enhancement of either smoking cessation or weight control by the time-limited interventions studied to date provides insufficient basis to recommend societal expenditures on weight gain prevention treatment for patients who are quitting smoking.
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- Bonnie Spring
- Department of PreventiveMedicine, Northwestern University, 680 N. Lakeshore Drive, Suite 1220, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
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Vickers KS, Patten CA, Lewis BA, Clark MM, Ussher M, Ebbert JO, Croghan IT, Decker PA, Hathaway J, Marcus BH, Hurt RD. Feasibility of an exercise counseling intervention for depressed women smokers. Nicotine Tob Res 2009; 11:985-95. [PMID: 19541948 DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntp101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Depressive symptoms negatively impact smoking abstinence. However, few interventions have been targeted to smokers with current depression. Exercise improves mood and may benefit depressed smokers. This pilot study investigated the feasibility of an exercise intervention for depressed female smokers (Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale [CES-D] score > or =16). METHODS Participants (M = 41 years, 98% White) were randomized to 10 weeks of individually delivered exercise counseling (n = 30) or a health education contact control condition (n = 30). All participants received nicotine patch therapy and behavioral counseling for smoking cessation. RESULTS The intervention was feasible as indicated by ability to recruit participants, exercise counseling session attendance (M = 7.6 of 10 sessions attended), and significant increase in exercise frequency and stage of change from baseline to end of treatment (EOT) (Week 10). Participant attrition rate was 35% by Week 10 but did not differ significantly between groups. Smoking abstinence rates at Week 10, using intention-to-treat analysis, were 17% for exercise counseling participants and 23% for health education participants (p = .75). DISCUSSION An exercise counseling intervention was found to be feasible for depressed women smokers. More intensive intervention may be needed to increase smoking abstinence rates, and methods should be refined to reduce participant burden and attrition.
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- Kristin S Vickers
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic Rochester, 200 First Street South West, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
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Getting beyond outcomes: a realist approach to help understand the impact of a nutritional intervention during smoking cessation. Eur J Clin Nutr 2009; 63:1136-42. [PMID: 19536164 DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2009.38] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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OBJECTIVES This paper discusses the benefits that a 'realist' approach can bring to an outcome study using the example of a nutritional intervention offered as an adjunct to the existing smoking cessation programmes to limit post-cessation weight gain. SUBJECTS AND SETTING Participants of a smoking cessation programme in areas of deprivation in the north, south and west of Glasgow. RESULTS A realist approach enabled the development of a framework able to investigate both implementation and outcomes of the intervention. Drawing on theoretical and experiential knowledge, context-mechanism-outcome hypotheses were developed for further testing at later stages of evaluation. This will focus the further stages of evaluation on testing these specific hypotheses using outcome data collected at the end of the intervention. CONCLUSION Adopting such an evaluation approach enables integration of process and outcome data that will refine our understanding of contexts and mechanisms, which are associated with these behavioural changes. It can aid further policy decisions by identifying the type of participant and circumstances that are associated with positive outcomes and those subgroups of participants that can be targeted more effectively using other approaches.
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Woody D, DeCristofaro C, Carlton BG. Smoking cessation readiness: are your patients ready to quit? ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 20:407-14. [PMID: 18786015 DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2008.00344.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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PURPOSE To explore the assessment of patient readiness to receive smoking cessation interventions using the transtheoretical model (TTM) and the five stages of change; and to give the primary care provider an evidence-based toolkit to assist in evaluating for readiness and supporting the smoking cessation process. DATA SOURCES Evidence-based literature, theoretical framework, and peer-reviewed articles. CONCLUSIONS Utilizing the TTM along with proper training and education of the provider and patient increases the probability that smoking cessation will occur. Combinations of pharmaceutical and nonpharmaceutical interventions are the most effective in smoking cessation. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE Providers can be prepared at every patient visit to address the smoking cessation needs of all patients. The toolkit provided in this article will help facilitate evaluation of readiness and support of effective, long-term smoking cessation and reduce eventual smoking-related morbidities.
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- Delinda Woody
- North Carolina Department of Corrections, Spruce Pine, North Carolina, USA
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BACKGROUND Taking regular exercise may help people give up smoking by moderating nicotine withdrawal and cravings, and by helping to manage weight gain. OBJECTIVES To determine whether exercise-based interventions alone or combined with a smoking cessation programme are more effective than a smoking cessation intervention alone. SEARCH STRATEGY In July 2008, we searched the Cochrane Tobacco Addiction Group Specialized Register for studies including the terms 'exercise' or 'physical activity'. We also searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, Dissertation Abstracts and CINAHL. SELECTION CRITERIA We included randomized trials which compared an exercise programme alone, or an exercise programme as an adjunct to a cessation programme, with a cessation programme, recruiting smokers or recent quitters, and with a follow up of six months or more. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS We extracted data on study characteristics and smoking outcomes. Because of differences in studies we summarized the results narratively, making no attempt at meta-analysis. MAIN RESULTS We identified 13 trials, six of which had fewer than 25 people in each treatment arm. They varied in the timing and intensity of the smoking cessation and exercise programmes. Three studies showed significantly higher abstinence rates in a physically active group versus a control group at end of treatment. One of these studies also showed a significant benefit for exercise versus control on abstinence at the three-month follow up and a benefit for exercise of borderline significance (P = 0.05) at the 12-month follow up. One study showed significantly higher abstinence rates for the exercise group versus a control group at the three-month follow up but not at the end of treatment or 12-month follow up. The other studies showed no significant effect for exercise on abstinence. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS Only one of the 13 trials offered evidence for exercise aiding smoking cessation at a 12-month follow up. All the other trials were too small to exclude reliably an effect of intervention, or included an exercise intervention which was insufficiently intense to achieve the desired level of exercise. Trials are needed with larger sample sizes, sufficiently intense interventions, equal contact control conditions, measures of exercise adherence and change in physical activity in both exercise and comparison groups.
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- Michael H Ussher
- Division of Community Health Sciences, St George's, University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London, UK, SW17 0RE.
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Physical activity as a strategy for maintaining tobacco abstinence: a randomized trial. Prev Med 2008; 47:215-20. [PMID: 18572233 PMCID: PMC2536696 DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2008.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2008] [Revised: 05/05/2008] [Accepted: 05/06/2008] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVES For smoking cessation, physical activity (PA) may help manage withdrawal symptoms, mood, stress, and weight; yet studies of PA as an aid for smoking cessation have been mixed. This study examined: (1) the impact of an extended relapse prevention program on increasing moderate to vigorous PA (MVPA) in adults enrolled in a tobacco cessation treatment trial; (2) whether changes in MVPA were associated with sustained abstinence from smoking; and (3) mechanisms by which MVPA may support sustained abstinence from smoking. METHODS In a randomized controlled trial conducted from 2003-2006 in San Francisco, California, 407 adult smokers received a 12 week group-based smoking cessation treatment with bupropion and nicotine patch with the quit date set at week 3. At week 12, participants were randomized to no further treatment or to 40 weeks of bupropion or placebo with or without an 11-session relapse prevention intervention of which 2 sessions (held at weeks 16 and 20) focused on PA. Participants receiving the PA intervention (n=163) received a pedometer, counseling to increase steps 10% biweekly towards a 10,000 steps/day goal, and personalized reports graphing progress with individualized goals. The International Physical Activity Questionnaire assessed weekly minutes of MVPA at baseline and weeks 12 and 24. Sustained abstinence from tobacco at week 24 was validated with expired carbon monoxide. RESULTS In a repeated mixed model analysis, intervention participants significantly increased their MVPA relative to control participants, F(1,475)=3.95, p=.047. Pedometer step counts also increased significantly, t(23)=2.36, p=.027, though only 15% of intervention participants provided 6 weeks of pedometer monitoring. Controlling for treatment condition, increased MVPA predicted sustained smoking abstinence at week 24, odds ratio=1.84 (95% CI: 1.07, 3.05). Among participants with sustained abstinence, increased MVPA was associated with increased vigor (r=0.23, p=.025) and decreased perceived difficulty with staying smoke-free (r=-0.21, p=.038). CONCLUSION PA promotion as an adjunct to tobacco treatment increases MVPA levels; changes in MVPA predict sustained abstinence, perhaps by improving mood and self-efficacy.
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Chaney SE, Sheriff S. Weight gain among women during smoking cessation: testing the effects of a multifaceted program. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 56:99-105. [PMID: 18389822 DOI: 10.3928/08910162-20080301-04] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Cigarette smoking continues to be the leading preventable cause of chronic illness in the United States. A high percentage of smokers attempt to quit each year; however, smoking cessation success rates are low. Adding an exercise program to traditional therapies can increase smoking cessation rates among women. An experimental design was used to test two hypotheses. The first was that women who engage in a multifaceted approach to smoking cessation that includes a structured exercise program, nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), and weekly counseling sessions will experience less weight gain during an 8-week smoking cessation program and at the 4-month follow-up session than women who engage in NRT and weekly counseling sessions alone. The second was that women who engage in a structured exercise program with NRT and weekly counseling sessions will have higher smoking cessation rates at the end of the 8-week smoking cessation program and at the 4-month follow-up session than women who engage in NRT and weekly counseling sessions alone.
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Wolfenden L, Campbell E, Wiggers J, Walsh RA, Bailey LJ. Helping hospital patients quit: what the evidence supports and what guidelines recommend. Prev Med 2008; 46:346-57. [PMID: 18207229 DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2007.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2006] [Revised: 05/06/2007] [Accepted: 12/03/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The study aimed to critically appraise the extent and strength of systematic review evidence for, and guideline recommendations regarding hospital smoking cessation interventions. METHODS Systematic reviews of smoking cessation interventions were identified via an electronic search of the Cochrane Library. Meta-analyses from Cochrane reviews were categorised as those that incorporated only studies of hospital based interventions, and those which incorporated interventions which were not hospital based. Smoking cessation guidelines for hospital health professionals were identified via a search of the World Wide Web. RESULTS The review found that evidence from meta-analyses restricted to hospital studies was insufficient to evaluate a number of specific intervention strategies and at times conflicted with the findings of meta-analyses without such restrictions. The majority of guidelines recommended the provision of brief advice, counseling, nicotine replacement therapy despite the absence of clear supporting evidence. CONCLUSIONS Further hospital-based research addressing specific cessation strategies is required. Furthermore, smoking cessation guidelines for hospital based health professionals should more specifically reflect evidence from this setting.
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- Luke Wolfenden
- Hunter New England Population Health, Hunter New England Area Health Service, Locked Bag No. 10, Wallsend NSW 2287, Australia.
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This article reviews the most common nonpharmacologic approaches used to support smoking cessation and, where possible, provides estimates of their efficacy in controlled clinical trials. Virtually all of the approaches that have been systematically evaluated to date have demonstrated modest efficacy in increasing quit rates. A cornerstone of effective treatment is tobacco dependence counseling, for which there is a dose-response relation between the intensity of counseling (total minutes of contact) and its effectiveness. New approaches in which treatment is tailored to individual patient characteristics appear promising for the future but require further study. Also, new technologies that permit delivery of smoking interventions to a wider range of patients could have a significant impact on reducing smoking prevalence worldwide in the future. Overall, the clinical literature strongly endorses combining nonpharmacologic interventions with pharmacotherapy to optimize support for smokers who are trying to quit.
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- Raymond Niaura
- Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Butler Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island 02906, USA.
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Prochaska JJ, Spring B, Nigg CR. Multiple health behavior change research: an introduction and overview. Prev Med 2008; 46:181-8. [PMID: 18319098 PMCID: PMC2288583 DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2008.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 407] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2008] [Revised: 01/31/2008] [Accepted: 02/01/2008] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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In 2002, the Society of Behavioral Medicine's special interest group on Multiple Health Behavior Change was formed. The group focuses on the interrelationships among health behaviors and interventions designed to promote change in more than one health behavior at a time. Growing evidence suggests the potential for multiple-behavior interventions to have a greater impact on public health than single-behavior interventions. However, there exists surprisingly little understanding of some very basic principles concerning multiple health behavior change (MHBC) research. This paper presents the rationale and need for MHBC research and interventions, briefly reviews the research base, and identifies core conceptual and methodological issues unique to this growing area. The prospects of MHBC for the health of individuals and populations are considerable.
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- Judith J Prochaska
- Department of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143-0984, USA.
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AIMS To control for familial confounds, we studied the association between adolescent physical activity and later smoking in twin siblings discordant for their baseline physical activity. DESIGN AND MEASUREMENTS In this prospective population-based twin study, we asked whether persistent physical activity/inactivity in adolescence (assessed at 16, 17 and 18.5 years) predicted questionnaire-reported daily smoking at ages 22-27. Twins who, on the three baseline questionnaires, consistently reported frequent leisure physical activity (more than three times weekly) were classified as persistent exercisers, those who exercised less than three times monthly were called persistently inactive, others were occasional exercisers. SETTING Finland. PARTICIPANTS A total of 4240 individuals, including 1870 twin pairs. Findings In analyses of individual twins, compared to persistent activity, persistent physical inactivity predicted increased risk of daily smoking (age- and sex-adjusted odds ratio 5.53, 95% confidence interval 3.88-7.88, P < 0.001). The risk remained elevated even after excluding all those who had smoked 50 cigarettes or more life-time at baseline and adjusted for educational level in adolescence. In within-pair analyses compared to the active members of discordant twin pairs, the physically inactive co-twins had increased risk of future daily smoking (sex-adjusted odds ratio 3.39, 95% confidence interval 1.56-7.39, P = 0.002). CONCLUSIONS Persistent physical inactivity in adolescence relates to adult smoking, even after familial factors are taken into account.
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- Urho M Kujala
- Department of Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Finland.
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Faulkner G, Taylor A, Munro S, Selby P, Gee C. The acceptability of physical activity programming within a smoking cessation service for individuals with severe mental illness. PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING 2007; 66:123-6. [PMID: 17184957 DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2006.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2006] [Revised: 11/08/2006] [Accepted: 11/14/2006] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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OBJECTIVE There is a high prevalence of smoking and physical inactivity among individuals with severe mental illness (SMI). The current study assessed the acceptability of introducing physical activity, including perceived advantages and disadvantages, as an adjunct to a smoking cessation service within this population. METHODS 109 participants with SMI who were receiving smoking cessation treatment completed a survey assessing perceived interest in physical activity and a 24-item decisional balance questionnaire reflecting potential advantages and disadvantages of becoming more physically active. RESULTS The majority of the participants reported being interested in assistance in becoming more active [63% (69/109)]. The highest rated advantages reported were 'It would improve my health or reduce my risk of disease' and 'It would improve how I feel about myself'. Cost, and being active by oneself were the most frequently reported barriers. CONCLUSION This study suggests that many individuals with SMI seeking treatment for smoking cessation may also be receptive to assistance in becoming more physically active. Such individuals endorse both advantages and disadvantages more frequently than those not interested. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS This study provides preliminary support for the acceptability of adding physical activity as a smoking cessation strategy with SMI individuals. Addressing salient barriers will be critical to integrating physical activity within this smoking cessation service.
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- Guy Faulkner
- Faculty of Physical Education and Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
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Wilhelm K, Wedgwood L, Niven H, Kay-Lambkin F. Smoking cessation and depression: current knowledge and future directions. Drug Alcohol Rev 2006; 25:97-107. [PMID: 16492582 DOI: 10.1080/09595230500459560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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This paper reviews the literature on comorbid smoking and depression. Current models used to explain this co-occurrence are examined, as are treatment options (both psychological and pharmacological). This paper surmises that treatment planning should consider factors that potentially confound treatment efficacy, including the nature of the depressive illness and the patient's smoking profile. Although there is limited research examining the benefits of a stepped-care framework, a tiered treatment format appears to work well, assisting those who require minimal treatment, as well as those who prolonged difficulties. Further research examining a stepped-care framework for smokers at risk of depression is required, as is appropriate training for health practitioners using this model. Further directions for research and practice are also discussed.
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- Kay Wilhelm
- School of Psychiatry, University of NSW and Mood Disorders Unit, Black Dog Institute, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
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It is anticipated that hypertension will afflict up to a third of the worldwide population by the year 2025. Therefore, cost-effective treatment strategies are essential to control this disease. Exercise has been associated with anti-hypertensive benefits, but despite extensive research the optimal exercise dose (training frequency, intensity and time) required to lower blood pressure and maintain normotensive status remains unclear. This article explores the interrelationships between acute and chronic mechanisms that have been linked to the anti-hypertensive benefits of exercise and proposes that the optimal exercise dosage may depend on the interplay between these mechanisms and the effects of exercise on independent risk markers of hypertension. Therefore, the correct exercise dose for the treatment of hypertension should be prescribed on an individual basis. Future work should examine post-exercise hypotension effects in relation to exercise training in hypertensive populations and both acute and longitudinal training studies should be conducted that incorporate independent risk factors of hypertension as co-variables into their analysis on blood pressure effects.
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- Mark Hamer
- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, England.
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Weed M. Interpretive qualitative synthesis in the sport & exercise sciences: The meta-interpretation approach. Eur J Sport Sci 2006. [DOI: 10.1080/17461390500528576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Since the effects of tobacco smoke are so detrimental to health, growing consideration has been given to the development of harm reduction strategies for those smokers who are unable or unwilling to stop using tobacco. The term harm reduction refers to a policy, strategy, or particular intervention that assumes continued use of an undesired behavior and aspires to lower the risk of adverse consequences associated with the continuation of this addictive behavior. Up to this point, tobacco harm reduction interventions have focused on reducing tobacco-related harm through the utilization of innovative tobacco products, reduced tobacco consumption, and pharmaceutical medications. With the possible exception of medicinal nicotine products, these strategies remain unproven and thus far no scientific or medical literature exists to suggest these harm reduction strategies reduce tobacco-related exposure, morbidity, or mortality. Consequently, a need exists for broadening the range of potentially effective harm reduction strategies. This preliminary review suggests that physical activity has the potential to become one such strategy. Of the eight principles that characterize a harm reduction strategy, all are at least partially satisfied by physical activity. Further, emerging evidence indicates that physical activity may delay the occurrence of disease and premature death initiated by tobacco consumption. Significant concerns remain regarding the practicality of physical activity as a harm reduction strategy and the extent to which participation in physical activity may be used to justify continued smoking.
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