Title
Hyperstress and outcomes in a long-term smoking intervention program
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Medicine, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine
Publication Date
7-1982
Document Type
Article
Subjects
Adult; Coronary Disease; Humans; Internal-External Control; Middle Aged; Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care); Risk; Smoking; Social Adjustment; Social Environment; Stress, Psychological
Disciplines
Life Sciences | Medicine and Health Sciences | Women's Studies
Abstract
A group of 182 smokers in a CHD risk factor intervention program were prospectively followed for 4 years to note the relationship of selected psychosocial factors to long-term outcomes in smoking cessation. The results of the study suggest that the combined effects of high levels of presumed stress and low self-reliance (measured by a multimode method) have predictive value in determining failure in long-term follow-up. The results were linked to a possible treatment-person interaction and to current theory on conditioned emotional states and addictive smoking.
Source
Psychosom Med. 1982 Jul;44(3):227-35.
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Psychosomatic medicine
Related Resources
PubMed ID
7134361
Repository Citation
Benfari, Robert C.; Eaker, Elaine D.; Ockene, Judith K.; and McIntyre, Kevin M., "Hyperstress and outcomes in a long-term smoking intervention program" (1982). Women’s Health Research Faculty Publications. 342.
https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/wfc_pp/342
