ArticleJournal of smoking cessation2008
Weight Gain After Quitting: Attitudes, Beliefs and Counselling Strategies of Cessation Counsellors.
Article in Journal of smoking cessation, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03194958 (Helping the Poor Quit Smoking), which is not on this map. Cited by 6 papers.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Helping the Poor Quit Smoking: Specialized Quitlines and Meeting Basic Needs
Who cites it
6 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.
- Post-Cessation Weight Gain Across Smoking Cessation Therapies: A Review of Secondary Analyses from the ZESCA, EVITA, and E3 Trials.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Review
- Positive correlation between post-cessation weight concerns and intentions to quit smoking in Chinese male smokers: A cross-sectional study.Tobacco induced diseases · 2025Article
- Weight Gain After Smoking Cessation and Risk of Major Chronic Diseases and Mortality.JAMA network open · 2021Article
- Collective-Intelligence Recommender Systems: Advancing Computer Tailoring for Health Behavior Change Into the 21st Century.Journal of medical Internet research · 2016Review
- Weight gain and smoking: perceptions and experiences of obese quitline participants.BMC public health · 2014Article
- Impact of baseline weight on smoking cessation and weight gain in quitlines.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2014Observational
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Authors and funding
7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Postcessation weight gain is common and a frequent cause of relapse. Although interventions to address weight gain and weight gain concerns exist, the experience of telephone cessation coun- sellors in addressing weight concerns is unknown. We surveyed 134 cessation counsellors providing quitlines for 30 states regarding their experiences and attitudes about how to address weight gain concerns among smokers trying to quit. Counsellors estimated they discuss weight in 40% of their calls, primarily discussing concerns about gaining weight. Counsellors estimated that smokers gain about 4.1 kg after quitting and about 48% gain more than 2.3 kg. Most counsellors believed that exercise, education about weight gain and preparing smokers for weight gain would help people quit, which is consistent with current science. A total of 51% of counsellors believed that dieting while quitting would reduce weight gain and only 35% correctly identified that dieting reduces a smokers' ability to quit. Some counsellors believed they needed more training in weight management and may need to be reassured that they are currently following treatment guidelines when confronted with smokers who have concerns about postcessation weight gain.
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