Treatment completion and anxiety sensitivity effects on smoking cessation outcomes. (June 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Martínez-Vispo, Carmela; López-Durán, Ana; Rodríguez-Cano, Rubén; Senra, Carmen; Becoña, Elisardo
• Is Part Of: Addictive behaviors. Volume 117(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-06
• Subjects: Smoking cessation -- Treatment completion -- Anxiety sensitivity -- Physical concerns; Substance abuse -- Periodicals; Alcoholism -- Periodicals; Drug addiction -- Periodicals; Nicotine addiction -- Periodicals; Smoking -- Periodicals; Gambling -- Psychological aspects -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; 362.29
• DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.106856
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0306-4603

Abstract

Highlights: Examined treatment completion and Anxiety Sensitivity (AS) effect on smoking outcomes. Completers were more likely to be abstinent over time compared with non-completers. AS-Physical Concerns (AS-PC) was negatively related to being abstinent. There was an interaction between AS-PC and treatment completion for smoking status over time. Completers with higher AS-PC had a greater likelihood of being abstainers than non-completers. Abstract: Introduction: Treatment completion is associated with abstinence outcomes in smoking cessation interventions. Previous research has stated that anxiety sensitivity (AS) is associated with smoking-related variables and smoking-cessation outcomes. To date, research has not examined the interaction between AS and treatment completion on smoking-cessation outcomes over time. This study aims to examine the main and the interactive effects of treatment completion and AS (total score and specific dimensions) on smoking-cessation outcomes at 3-, 6-, and 12-month follow-ups. Method: The sample consisted of 210 smokers enrolled in an eight-session smoking-cessation cognitive-behavioral treatment (62.1% women; Mage = 45.2, SD = 11.0). Participants were classified as completers (attended the eight treatment sessions) and non-completers (attended ≤ 7 sessions). Abstinence was biochemically confirmed. Results: Main effects indicated that completers had a higher likelihood of being abstinent over time when compared to non-completers. Regarding AS, those with greater AS-Physical Concerns had lower abstinence rates. Besides, a significant interaction between treatment completion, time and AS-Physical Concerns was found. Particularly, completers with greater AS-Physical Concerns had a higher likelihood of being abstainers than non-completers over time, while no significant differences were found for those with lower AS-Physical Concerns. Conclusion: These data highlight the relevance of AS-Physical levels and smoking-cessation treatment completion on abstinence outcomes over time among treatment-seeking smokers.