title: An investigation of predictors of nicotine abstinence in a smoking cessation treatment study of smokers with a past history of alcohol dependence.
abstract: This study investigated predictors for smoking abstinence at 12-week follow-up among 85 smokers with a past history of alcohol dependence enrolled in a smoking cessation trial. Length of alcohol abstinence at time of enrollment and longest previous period of smoking abstinence were significantly associated with smoking status at follow-up. Multiple logistic regression with these variables entered as predictors suggested that longest previous period of smoking abstinence partially mediated the relationship between length of alcohol abstinence at enrollment and smoking status at follow-up. Additional research is warranted to identify predictors of nicotine abstinence and smoking relapse in this population and to understand the factors that mediate the relationship between length of alcohol abstinence at enrollment and smoking outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Boston University, Massachusetts, USA. david.kalman@med.va.gov
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kalman
authors.forename: Dennis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tirch
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Penk
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Denison
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D016896:Treatment Outcome