Breath-holding endurance as a predictor of success in smoking cessation
Abstract
A pretreatment test of breath-holding endurance predicted end-of-treatment outcome in 56 Smokers Clinic clients (r = .44; p less than .001). The cut off points derived by discriminant analysis were 32 seconds for men and 20 seconds for women, which correctly classified 78.6% of cases. The breath-holding test might sample the type of endurance necessary to withstand the discomfort associated with cigarette withdrawal and may also be relevant to success in quitting other addictive behaviours. However, alternative explanations are possible and more data are needed.
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Low distress tolerance predicts difficulty quitting smoking.
“Further, low DT indeed predicts problems in quitting smoking (Brown, Lejuez, Kahler, Strong, & Zvolensky, 2005; Brown et al., 2009; Hajek, Belcher, & Stapleton, 1987).”
From A randomized controlled trial protocol for engaging distress tolerance and working memory to aid smoking cessation in low socioeconomic status (SES) adults (2020) · cites this paper as Hajek, Belcher, & Stapleton, 1987
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- Authors
- Hajek, P., Belcher, M., & Stapleton, J.
- Affiliations
- Maudsley Hospital (GB)
- Venue
- Addictive Behaviors
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 1987-01
- Volume
- 12
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 285-288
- ISSN
- 0306-4603 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2084197233
- Cited by
- 119
- References
- 15
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 1.01
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Addictive Behaviors (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Keywords
- smoking cessation, predictors of treatment outcome, physical endurance, sex differences, addictive behavior
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Female, Humans, Male, Physical Endurance, Respiratory Function Tests, Smoking
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