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Positive Psychotherapy for Smoking Cessation: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.


ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:Greater depressive symptoms and low positive affect (PA) are associated with poor smoking cessation outcomes. Smoking cessation approaches that incorporate a focus on PA may benefit smokers trying to quit. The purpose of this study was to conduct a pilot randomized clinical trial to compare standard smoking cessation treatment (ST) with smoking cessation treatment that targets positive affect, termed positive psychotherapy for smoking cessation (PPT-S). METHOD:Smokers who were seeking smoking cessation treatment were assigned by urn randomization to receive, along with 8 weeks of nicotine replacement therapy, either ST (n = 31) or PPT-S (n = 35). Seven-day point prevalence smoking abstinence was biochemically confirmed at 8, 16, and 26 weeks. RESULTS:Compared to ST, a greater percentage of participants in PPT-S were abstinent at 8 weeks, 16 weeks, and 26 weeks, but these differences were nonsignificant. In a more statistically powerful longitudinal model, participants in PPT-S had a significantly higher odds of abstinence (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 2.75; 95% CI = 1.02, 7.42; p = .046) across follow-ups compared to those in ST. The positive effect of PPT-S was stronger for those higher in PA (OR = 6.69, 95% CI = 1.16, 38.47, p = .03). Greater use of PPT-S strategies during the initial 8 weeks of quitting was associated with a less steep decline in smoking abstinence rates over time (OR = 2.64, 95% CI = 1.06, 6.56, p =.04). CONCLUSION:This trial suggests substantial promise for incorporating PPT into smoking cessation treatment.

SUBMITTER: Kahler CW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4612345 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Positive Psychotherapy for Smoking Cessation: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.

Kahler Christopher W CW   Spillane Nichea S NS   Day Anne M AM   Cioe Patricia A PA   Parks Acacia A   Leventhal Adam M AM   Brown Richard A RA  

Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco 20150202 11


<h4>Objective</h4>Greater depressive symptoms and low positive affect (PA) are associated with poor smoking cessation outcomes. Smoking cessation approaches that incorporate a focus on PA may benefit smokers trying to quit. The purpose of this study was to conduct a pilot randomized clinical trial to compare standard smoking cessation treatment (ST) with smoking cessation treatment that targets positive affect, termed positive psychotherapy for smoking cessation (PPT-S).<h4>Method</h4>Smokers wh  ...[more]

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