Randomized controlled trial for behavioral smoking and weight control treatment: effect of concurrent versus sequential intervention.
The authors compared simultaneous versus sequential approaches to multiple health behavior change in diet, exercise, and cigarette smoking. Female regular smokers (N = 315) randomized to 3 conditions received 16 weeks of behavioral smoking treatment, quit smoking at Week 5, and were followed for 9 months after quit date. Weight management was omitted for control and was added to the 1st 8 weeks for early diet (ED) and the final 8 weeks for late diet (LD). ED lacked lasting effect on weight gain, whereas LD initially lacked but gradually acquired a weight-suppression effect that stabilized (p = .004). Behavioral weight control did not undermine smoking cessation and, when initiated after the smoking quit date, slowed the rate of weight gain, supporting a sequential approach.
Spring
Bonnie
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Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60607, USA. bspring@uic.edu.
Pagoto
Sherry
S
Pingitore
Regina
R
Doran
Neal
N
Schneider
Kristin
K
Hedeker
Don
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D000328:Adult; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods*; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D013997:Time Factors; D015430:Weight Gain