Open AccessExercise for Smoking Cessation in Postmenopausal Women: A Randomized, Controlled Trial
Author(s) -
Cheryl Oncken,
Sharon Allen,
Mark D. Litt,
Anne M. Kenny,
Harry A. Lando,
Alicia M. Allen,
Ellen A. Dornelas
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
nicotine and tobacco research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.338
H-Index - 113
eISSN - 1469-994X
pISSN - 1462-2203
DOI - 10.1093/ntr/ntz176
Subject(s) - medicine , abstinence , smoking cessation , randomized controlled trial , varenicline , body mass index , physical therapy , weight gain , psychiatry , body weight , pathology
Postmenopausal smokers have difficulty quitting smoking and experience considerable weight gain with smoking cessation. We examined whether adjunctive smoking treatment with exercise, compared to a relaxation control condition, could improve cigarette abstinence, decrease cigarettes smoked per day (CPD), and ameliorate changes in body mass index (BMI) in postmenopausal smokers.