Trial reportNicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco2015
Positive Psychotherapy for Smoking Cessation: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.
Trial report in Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01451814 (Development of Positive Psychotherapy for Smoking Cessation), which is not on this map. Cited by 36 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Development of Positive Psychotherapy for Smoking Cessation
Who cites it
36 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Positive psychological interventions for substance use, addiction and recovery: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2025Pooled it
- Can positive psychological interventions improve health behaviors? A systematic review of the literature.Preventive medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Psychological interventions for co-occurring depression and substance use disorders.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- Additional behavioural support as an adjunct to pharmacotherapy for smoking cessation.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- Smoking Cessation Smartphone App for Nondaily Smoking With Telephone Onboarding: Proof-of-Concept Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2025Trial
- A randomized feasibility study of a positive psychology journaling intervention to support recovery from substance-use disorders.Journal of substance use and addiction treatment · 2024Trial
- Associations between morning affect and later-day smoking urges and behavior.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2024Trial
- Positive psychological interventions on alcohol use and consequences: Pilot randomized trial in a young adult cannabis-using sample.Journal of substance use and addiction treatment · 2024Trial
- Results of a pilot study examining the effect of positive psychology interventions on cannabis use and related consequences.Contemporary clinical trials · 2023Trial
- Mechanisms of quality-of-life improvement in treatment for alcohol use disorder.Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · 2022Trial
- Cognitive-behavioral treatment with behavioral activation for smoking cessation: Randomized controlled trial.PloS one · 2019Trial
- Using the text-messaging program SmokefreeTXT to support smoking cessation for nondaily smokers.Substance use & misuse · 2019Trial
- An Open-label Pilot Study of NicoBloc as a Novel Smoking Cessation Intervention.Journal of addiction medicineTrial
- Positive Psychotherapy for Smoking Cessation Enhanced with Text Messaging: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2026Article
- Wellbeing trajectories and dementia risk among Mexican-origin adults living in the U.S.Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2026Article
- The Relationship Between Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Alcohol Misuse and Smoking Among Aging Men Who Have Sex With Men: No Evidence of Exercise or Volunteering Impact.Journal of aging and health · 2024Article
- A review of the literature on wellbeing and modifiable dementia risk factors.Ageing research reviews · 2024Review
- Testing the Outcomes of a Smoking Cessation Smartphone App for Nondaily Smokers: Protocol for a Proof-of-concept Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2023Article
- Development, Feasibility, Acceptability, and Impact of a Positive Psychology Journaling Intervention to Support Addiction Recovery.The journal of positive psychology · 2023Article
- Feature-Level Analysis of a Smoking Cessation Smartphone App Based on a Positive Psychology Approach: Prospective Observational Study.JMIR formative research · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveGreater 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).
methodSmokers 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.
resultsCompared 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).
conclusionThis trial suggests substantial promise for incorporating PPT into smoking cessation treatment.
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