Psychological morbidity as a moderator of intention to quit smoking: a study of smokers and former smokers

OBJECTIVE: To analyze psychological morbidity as a moderator of the relationship between smoking representations and quality of life in smokers and former smokers, as well as to determine which psychological variables discriminate between smokers with and without the intention to quit smoking. METHODS: This was a quantitative, correlational cross-sectional study involving a convenience sample of 224 smokers and 169 former smokers. RESULTS: In smokers and former smokers, psychological morbidity had a moderating effect on the relationship between mental/physical quality of life and smoking representations (cognitive representations, emotional representations, and comprehensibility). Smokers with the intention to quit smoking more often presented with low comprehensibility, threatening emotional representations, behavioral beliefs, and perceived behavioral control, as well as with normative/control beliefs, than did those without the intention to quit. CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study underscore the importance of the moderating effect exerted by psychological morbidity, as well as that of sociocognitive variables, among smokers who have the intention to quit smoking.

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Moderating effect of sense of coherence on the relationship between symptom distress and health-related quality of life in patients receiving cancer chemotherapy

Supportive Care in Cancer ◽

10.1007/s00520-021-06003-4 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Kaori Asaba ◽

Akiko Okawa

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Cancer Chemotherapy ◽

Sense Of Coherence ◽

Symptom Distress ◽

Moderating Effect ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related ◽

The Relationship

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The Moderating Effect of Leisure Activities Experience in the Relationship between Family Stress and Quality of Life of Middleaged Women

The Association of Korea Counseling Psychology Education Welfare ◽

10.20496/cpew.2020.7.3.193 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (3) ◽

pp. 193-206

Author(s):

Ju-Yeon LEE ◽

Myong-Won CHI

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Family Stress ◽

Leisure Activities ◽

Moderating Effect ◽

The Relationship

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The Role of Physical Activity in the Association Between Smoking Status and Quality of Life

Nicotine & Tobacco Research ◽

10.1093/ntr/nty052 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 21 (8) ◽

pp. 1065-1071 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Sabina O Nduaguba ◽

Kentya H Ford ◽

Karen Rascati

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Physical Activity ◽

Smoking Status ◽

Daily Routine ◽

Quit Smoking ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related ◽

Former Smokers ◽

Relative Differences

Abstract Objectives Nonsmoking status and physical activity have, individually, been shown to be associated with health-related quality of life (HRQoL). The objective of this study was to assess whether the relationship between smoking status and HRQoL is modified or influenced by physical activity. Methods Data were extracted from the 2014 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey dataset (N = 332680) in 2015. Logistic regression models were used to address study objectives. Health-related quality of life (HRQoL), measured using eight domains (general health, physical health, mental health, activity limitations, pain, depressive symptoms, anxiety, and vitality), was regressed on smoking status without and with adjustment for age, race, gender, education, marital status, income, employment, healthcare coverage, comorbidity, body mass index, flu vaccination, alcohol use, and physical activity. Smoking status by physical activity interaction term was added to the adjusted model and evaluated for significance. Results There were significant smoking status by physical activity interaction effects on general health, physical health, activity limitations, and depressive symptoms domains. Among those who exercised, relative differences in the odds of a high HRQoL was smaller between former smokers and nonsmokers and larger between current smokers and nonsmokers when compared to those who did not exercise. Similarly, there were sharper relative differences between those who exercised and those who did not exercise among former smokers than among current smokers. Conclusions Smokers who successfully quit smoking (former smokers) may benefit from enhanced HRQoL that tends towards that of nonsmokers if they adopt physical activity in their daily routine. Implications Behavioral interventions that combine smoking cessation and physical activity may be more effective than either smoking cessation or physical activity alone in improving the quality of life measures such as overall, physical and mental health, and degree of limitation to activities due to poor health. Health care providers can support patients who successfully quit smoking to add exercise to their daily routine with the expectation of enhanced HRQoL.

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