TY  - GEN 
AU  - López Torrecillas, Francisca
AU  - Rueda García, María Del Mar
AU  - López-Quirantes, Eva María
AU  - Marchado Santiago, Javier
AU  - Rodríguez Tapioles, Reyes
PY  - 2014
SN  - 1471-2458
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10481/34828
AB  - Background:

Currently the combined cognitive-behavioral and pharmacological treatment is the best option to quit smoking, although success rates remain moderate. This study aimed to identify predictors of continuous abstinence in an assisted...
AB  - Methods:

Participants were 125 workers at the University of Granada (50 males), with an average age of 46.91 years (SD = 8.15). They were recruited between 2009 and 2013 at an occupational health clinic providing smoking cessation treatment....
AB  - Results:

Using alcohol and/or tranquilizers was related to shorter abstinence. Physical exercise, the number of treatment sessions, performance of treatment tasks, and coping with withdrawal symptoms were related to prolonged abstinence. In...
AB  - Conclusions:

Our results show that physical exercise, performance of treatment-related tasks, and effective coping with withdrawal symptoms can prolong abstinence from smoking. Programs designed to help quit smoking can benefit from the inclusion...
LA  - eng
PB  - Biomed Central
KW  - Treatment to quit smoking
KW  - Treatment adherence
TI  - Adherence to treatment to help quit smoking: effects of task performance and coping with withdrawal symptoms
DO  - 10.1186/1471-2458-14-1217
ER  -