ArticleJournal of consulting and clinical psychology2018
Does cessation fatigue predict smoking-cessation milestones? A longitudinal study of current and former smokers.
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- Self-control and smoking in a sample of adults living with HIV/AIDS: A cross-sectional survey.Addictive behaviors · 2021Article
- Pain Status as a Predictor of Smoking Cessation Initiation, Lapse, and Relapse.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2021Article
- Smokers with pain are more likely to report use of e-cigarettes and other nicotine products.Experimental and clinical psychopharmacology · 2020Article
- Longer duration of smoking abstinence is associated with waning cessation fatigue.Behaviour research and therapy · 2019Article
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objectiveLong-term abstinence can be undermined by cessation fatigue-an exhaustion of coping resources attributable to quitting smoking/staying quit. The current study examines the predictive validity of a Cessation Fatigue Scale (CFS; three subscales). Among current smokers, we hypothesized higher fatigue would predict longer latency to both quit initiation and achieving 7-day point prevalence abstinence (7-day PPA). Among recent quitters, we expected higher cessation fatigue would confer greater lapse/relapse risk. Lower rates of abstinence at 2-month follow-up were expected for those with higher fatigue.
methodCurrent smokers motivated to quit in the next month (n = 301) and recent quitters (n = 242) were assessed biweekly over the course of 2 months. Retention rates were high (>85%). Cox and logistic regression analyses tested hypotheses.
resultsAmong smokers, greater emotional exhaustion predicted longer delay to achieving 7-day PPA (HR = .53, 95% CI [.40, -.68], p < .001) and lower likelihood of 7-day PPA at 2-month follow-up (OR = .27, 95% CI [.16, -.46], p < .001), even after controlling for nicotine dependence and motivation to quit. Among recent quitters, emotional exhaustion progressively increased over the first 6 weeks since quit initiation. Elevated exhaustion was associated with greater lapse (HR = 1.65, 95% CI [1.06, 2.56], p < .05) and relapse (HR = 2.33, 95% CI [1.37, 3.97], p < .01) risk, and lower likelihood of 7-day PPA at 2-month follow-up (OR = .39, 95% CI [.16, .94], p < .05), even after controlling for nicotine withdrawal and motivation to quit.
conclusionsCessation fatigue, as measured by the CFS's emotional exhaustion subscale, prospectively predicted important cessation milestones. Findings suggest that cessation fatigue is a novel process that undermines smoking cessation and a viable target for intervention. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2018 APA, all rights reserved).
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