Hyperstress and outcomes in a long-term smoking intervention program.
A group of 182 smokers in a CHD risk factor intervention program were prospectively followed for 4 years to note the relationship of selected psychosocial factors to long-term outcomes in smoking cessation. The results of the study suggest that the combined effects of high levels of presumed stress and low self-reliance (measured by a multimode method) have predictive value in determining failure in long-term follow-up. The results were linked to a possible treatment-person interaction and to current theory on conditioned emotional states and addictive smoking.
D000328:Adult; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008875:Middle Aged; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D012306:Risk; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012931:Social Environment; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology