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Attentional bias predicts outcome in smoking cessation.

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Waters, Andrew J., Shiffman, Saul, Sayette, Michael A., Paty, Jean A., Gwaltney, Chad J., Balabanis, Mark H.·2003·Health Psychology

Abstract

Most attempts to quit smoking end in failure, with many quitters relapsing in the first few days. Responses to smoking-related cues may precipitate relapse. A modified emotional Stroop task-which measures the extent to which smoking-related words disrupt performance on a reaction time (RT) task-was used to index the distracting effects of smoking-related cues. Smokers (N = 158) randomized to a high-dose nicotine patch (35 mg) or placebo patch completed the Stroop task on the 1st day of a quit attempt. Smokers using an active patch exhibited less attentional bias, making fewer errors on smoking-related words. Smokers who showed greater attentional bias (slowed RT on the first block of smoking words) were significantly more likely to lapse in the short-term, even when controlling for self-reported urges at the test session. Attentional bias measures may tap an important component of dependence.

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  • Smokers' attentional bias to tobacco cues predicted early lapses during a quit attempt, but this relationship was not evident among people receiving nicotine replacement therapy, who showed reduced attention to cues.

    “smokers' attentional bias to tobacco cues predicted early lapses during a quit attempt, but this relationship was not evident among people receiving nicotine replacement therapy, who showed reduced attention to cues [60].”

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  • Greater attentional bias to drug-related cues can predict rates of relapse after treatment for numerous drugs, including for nicotine and alcohol.

    “In fact, greater attentional bias to drug-related cues is not only greater in individuals suffering from substance use, but can actually predict rates of relapse after treatment for numerous drugs, including for nicotine (Jane Powell, Dawkins, West, Powell, & Pickering, 2010; Waters et al., 2003) and alcohol (W. M. Cox, Hogan, Kristian, & Race, 2002; W. M. Cox, Pothos, & Hosier, 2007), suggesting”

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Authors
Waters, A. J., Shiffman, S., Sayette, M. A., Paty, J. A., Gwaltney, C. J., & Balabanis, M. H.
Affiliations
  • Georgetown University (US)
  • University of Pittsburgh (US)
Venue
Health Psychology
Published
2003
Volume
22
Issue
4
Pages
378-387
ISSN
  • 0278-6133 (ISSN-L)
  • 1930-7810
OpenAlex
W1999450431
Cited by
332
References
62
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FWCI
5.17
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Health Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • U.S. Public Health Service (P5084718)
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (DA 06084, R01DA006084)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Smoking Behavior and Cessation
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
Keywords
attentional bias, smoking cessation, relapse, smoking-related cues, emotional Stroop task, nicotine patch, nicotine dependence, smoking urges, reaction time
MeSH terms
Smoking Prevention, Adult, Attention, Double-Blind Method, Female, Humans, Male, Reaction Time, Recurrence, Vocabulary, Smoking Cessation

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