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Smoking cessation and depressive symptoms at 1-, 3-, 6-, and 12-months follow-up

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Rodríguez-Cano, Rubén, López-Durán, Ana, del Río, Elena Fernández, Martínez-Vispo, Carmela, Martínez, Úrsula, Becoña, Elisardo·2016·Journal of Affective Disorders

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Background The relationship between tobacco and depressive symptoms has been examined. However, there is little information on the evolution of these symptoms when an individual quits. The aim of this study was to analyze the evolution of depressive symptoms over time (pre-, post-treatment, 1-, 3-, 6-, and 12-months follow-up) in relation to smoking status 12 months after having received a psychological treatment for smoking cessation.Method The sample was made up of 242 adults who received cognitive-behavioral treatment for smoking cessation (64.4% women; mean age=41.71 years). The BDI-II was used to assess depressive symptomatology. Participants were classified into three groups according to smoking status at 12-months follow-up (abstainers, relapsers, and smokers).Results There were no significant differences in depressive symptoms among the three groups at pretreatment. At the end of treatment, abstainers and relapsers presented less depressive symptomatology than smokers. At follow-up, abstainers continued to present less depressive symptomatology than smokers, whereas in relapsers, symptoms began to increase as the relapses occurred. Regarding the evolution of depressive symptomatology, the abstainer and relapser groups showed a significant reduction at the end of treatment. Only in the group of abstainers did the decrease continue during 12 months follow-up.Limitations The decrease of the initial sample size from 562 to 242 participants. Variables such as self-esteem and self-efficacy were not assessed.Conclusions Smoking cessation is associated with a decrease in depressive symptomatology, that is maintained over time. In contrast, relapse is associated with an increase of such symptoms. These findings signify the potential importance of addressing depressive symptomatology in smoking cessation treatment.

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  • A plausible reason for the absence of differences between groups is that the cognitive-behavioral treatment 'Programa para Dejar de Fumar' is an intervention that has demonstrated high levels of abstinence rates in previous studies.

    “A plausible reason that could explain the absence of differences between both groups is that the cognitive-behavioral treatment “Programa para Dejar de Fumar” (Becoña, 2007) is an intervention that has demonstrated high levels of abstinence rates in previous studies (Martínez-Vispo et al., 2019; Rodríguez-Cano et al., 2016).”
  • The cognitive-behavioral treatment 'Programa para Dejar de Fumar' has demonstrated high levels of abstinence rates in previous studies.

    “the cognitive-behavioral treatment “Programa para Dejar de Fumar” (Becoña, 2007) is an intervention that has demonstrated high levels of abstinence rates in previous studies (Martínez-Vispo et al., 2019; Rodríguez-Cano et al., 2016).”
  • Quitting smoking is associated with a significant decrease in depression from baseline to follow-up compared with continuing to smoke.

    “a recent systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies found that compared with continuing to smoke, quitting smoking was associated with a significant decrease in depression from baseline to follow-up [9]”

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Authors
Rodríguez-Cano, R., López-Durán, A., del Río, E. F., Martínez-Vispo, C., Martínez, Ú., & Becoña, E.
Affiliations
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (ES)
Venue
Journal of Affective Disorders
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2016-02
Volume
191
Pages
94-99
ISSN
0165-0327 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2173839198
Cited by
47
References
46
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FWCI
2.46
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Affective Disorders (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas) (acceptedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • Zaguan (University of Zaragoza Repository) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
Funders
  • Spanish Ministerio de Ciencia y Competitividad
  • FEDER
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Smoking Behavior and Cessation
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
Keywords
smoking cessation, depressive symptoms, cognitive behavioral therapy, smoking relapse, smoking abstinence, longitudinal follow-up
MeSH terms
Adult, Depression, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Recurrence, Smoking, Time Factors, Tobacco Use Disorder, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Smoking Cessation

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