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SUBMITTER: Schlam TR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3508178 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Schlam Tanya R TR Piper Megan E ME Cook Jessica W JW Fiore Michael C MC Baker Timothy B TB
Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine 20121201 3
<h4>Background</h4>Smokers are often reluctant to quit because they fear long-lasting withdrawal. Yet little research prospectively examines smokers' withdrawal longer than 1 month post-quit.<h4>Purpose</h4>The aim of this study was to compare successful versus unsuccessful quitters' withdrawal, positive affect/pleasure, and lifestyle at 1 year post-quit.<h4>Methods</h4>Smokers (N = 572) in a cessation trial completed ecological momentary assessments four times a day for 1 week pre-quit, 1 week ...[more]