Depression predicts smoking early but not late in a quit attempt.
This study examined the relationship between depression history and smoking after a quit attempt. A total of 677 smokers participating in a randomized smoking cessation trial (Smith et al., 2001) provided data on current depression, depression history, and depression-related measures and smoking at 1 week and 6 months after a quit date. Depression history predicted smoking at 1 week postquit but not at 6 months postquit. Smoking during the first week was not predictive of smoking at 6 months in those with a history of depression but was predictive among those with no history of depression. Prediction models including depression history and depression-related measures (e.g., negative affect, negative cognitive style) showed that depression history was a powerful predictor of smoking early in the quit attempt.
Japuntich
Sandra J
SJ
Psychology Department, Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI 53705, USA. sjj@ctri.medicine.wisc.edu
Smith
Stevens S
SS
Jorenby
Douglas E
DE
Piper
Megan E
ME
Fiore
Michael C
MC
Baker
Timothy B
TB
D000328:Adult; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods; D015984:Causality; D015897:Comorbidity; D003376:Counseling / Q000379:methods; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D055502:Secondary Prevention; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013375:Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016312:Treatment Refusal / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*