Open AccessImpacto de las alteraciones neuropsicológicas sobre aspectos clínicos en tabaquismo
Author(s) -
Raquel Martín-Ríos,
Ignacio Martín Tamayo,
Francisca López-Torrecillas
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
adicciones
Language(s) - Spanish
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.953
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 2604-6334
pISSN - 0214-4840
DOI - 10.20882/adicciones.1590
Subject(s) - impulsivity , addiction , medicine , nicotine , cognition , humanities , executive functions , psychology , clinical psychology , psychiatry , philosophy
Studies examining associations between cognitive measures and clinical aspects of smoking are scarce and generally limited to predicting risk profiles or relapses. However, it is essential to understand the influence of several measures of executive function in nicotine addiction in order to investigate factors associated with smoking maintenance. This study examined the ability of working memory and delay discount to predict years of smoking. The sample consisted of 180 smokers who were assessed at baseline with measures of cognitive impulsivity (Delay Discounting Task) and working memory [Visual Search and Attention Test (VSAT) and Letter-Number Sequencing (WAIS III)] while the outcome measure was years of smoking. Consistent with predictions, working memory evaluated with Visual Search and Attention Test was a statistically significant factor in predicting years of nicotine addiction. These findings suggest that working memory is clinically relevant in nicotine dependence and proposes a pattern of executive functioning associated with smoking.