1. Reducing alcohol consumption to minimize weight gain and facilitate smoking cessation among military beneficiaries
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Sangeeta Agrawal, Mark B. Sobell, Alan L. Peterson, Antoinette Brundige, William C. Isler, Linda C. Sobell, Ann S. Hrysko-Mullen, Christopher M. Hunter, Jeffrey L. Goodie, and Christine M. Hunter
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Adult ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Alcohol Drinking ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Motivational interviewing ,030508 substance abuse ,Medicine (miscellaneous) ,Motivational Interviewing ,Toxicology ,Weight Gain ,law.invention ,03 medical and health sciences ,Young Adult ,0302 clinical medicine ,Randomized controlled trial ,Dopamine Uptake Inhibitors ,law ,medicine ,Humans ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Young adult ,Bupropion ,business.industry ,Weight change ,Smoking ,Middle Aged ,Tobacco Use Cessation Devices ,Psychiatry and Mental health ,Clinical Psychology ,Military Personnel ,Physical therapy ,Smoking cessation ,Female ,Smoking Cessation ,Tobacco Use Cessation Products ,medicine.symptom ,0305 other medical science ,business ,Energy Intake ,Weight gain ,medicine.drug - Abstract
Introduction Smoking cessation-related weight gain can have significant negative health and career consequences for military personnel. Alcohol reduction combined with smoking cessation may decrease weight gain and relapse. Method A randomized clinical trial of military beneficiaries compared a standard smoking cessation (i.e., brief informational) intervention ( N = 159), with a brief motivational smoking cessation intervention that emphasized reduced drinking to lessen caloric intake and minimize weight gain ( N = 158). Results Participants who received the motivational intervention were significantly more likely to quit smoking at the 3-month follow-up ( p = 0.02), but the differences were not maintained at 6 ( p = 0.18) or 12 months ( p = 0.16). Neither weight change nor alcohol reduction distinguished the 2 groups. Smoking cessation rates at 12 months (motivational group = 32.91%, informational group = 25.79%) were comparable to previous studies, but successful cessation was not mediated by reduced drinking. Conclusions Alcohol reduction combined with smoking cessation did not result in decreased weight gain or improved outcomes.
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- 2017