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Mediating mechanisms for the impact of bupropion in smoking cessation treatment
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Several studies have documented the effectiveness of bupropion for smoking cessation, yet little is known about the mechanisms by which it facilitates abstinence. In this placebo-controlled randomized trial. We examined whether bupropion's effects on cessation were mediated by changes in withdrawal and/or negative or positive affect (PA). Two hundred and fifty-one smokers received 10-week treatment with bupropion or placebo, plus behavioral counseling. Changes in affect and withdrawal symptoms from pre-quit to 1 week post quit were examined as mediating variables in structural equation models. Cotinine-verified 7-day point prevalence cessation rates at the end of treatment (8-weeks post quit date) were 48% for bupropion and 29% for placebo (P=0.001). There were significant treatment effects on withdrawal and negative affect (NA); however, only change in NA predicted cessation. In a path model, change in NA was a significant mediator of bupropion's effects on cessation. However, the proportion of variance accounted for by this mediator was small, suggesting that other unmeasured factors play an important role. Laboratory-based paradigms may be useful to identify other mediators of bupropion's effects, thereby pointing to mechanisms of effect that can be bolstered in future treatment studies.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Lerman, C., Roth, D., Kaufmann, V., Audrain, J., Hawk, L., Liu, A., Niaura, R., & Epstein, L.
- Affiliations
- University of Pennsylvania Health System (US)
- University of Alabama at Birmingham (US)
- State University of New York (US)
- Georgetown University (US)
- University at Buffalo, State University of New York (US)
- Corresponding author
- Lerman, Caryn
- Venue
- Drug and Alcohol Dependence
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2002-07
- Volume
- 67
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 219-223
- ISSN
- 0376-8716 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2081438909
- Cited by
- 155
- References
- 18
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 6 · 2015: 8 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 8 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 6.79
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Drug and Alcohol Dependence (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Cancer Institute (P50CA084718, R01CA63562, P50-CA84718, R01CA063562)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
- Keywords
- bupropion, smoking cessation, nicotine withdrawal symptoms, negative affect, positive affect, mediation analysis, behavioral counseling, nicotine dependence, abstinence
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Aged, Analysis of Variance, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Smoking, Smoking Cessation, Bupropion, Treatment Outcome
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