Carrie J Aigner1, Paul M Cinciripini2, Karen O Anderson3, George P Baum2, Ellen R Gritz2, Cho Y Lam4. 1. Department of Psychology, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA; cho.lam@rice.edu. 2. Department of Behavioral Science, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; 3. Department of Symptom Research, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; 4. Department of Psychology, Rice University, Houston, TX.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this electronic daily diary study was to examine the relation of pain to smoking and quit attempts among 34 cancer patients with pain enrolled in a smoking cessation program. METHODS: Electronic daily diary assessments of pain and smoking were collected at the end of each day for a 2-week period during smoking cessation treatment. Pain experienced throughout the day was measured on a scale from 1 to 5, from "no pain" to "pain as bad as you can imagine." Smoking was defined as the number of cigarettes smoked per day. RESULTS: Linear multilevel modeling was used in examining associations between pain and smoking. A within-person pain and smoking association was found, such that greater daily pain was linked to greater daily smoking within individuals, controlling for baseline symptoms, nicotine dependence, smoking urge, age, and gender. No between-person pain and smoking association was observed. Additionally, cancer patients with higher average pain across the 2-week assessment period were less likely to make a quit attempt (defined as a day on which participants smoked no cigarettes) during the study period. CONCLUSIONS: The findings of this study add to a nascent literature on pain and smoking by providing initial evidence that pain may be a barrier to quitting among cancer patients who smoke and have pain. Future research examining the effectiveness of integrated pain and smoking cessation treatment in this population may be warranted.
INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this electronic daily diary study was to examine the relation of pain to smoking and quit attempts among 34 cancerpatients with pain enrolled in a smoking cessation program. METHODS: Electronic daily diary assessments of pain and smoking were collected at the end of each day for a 2-week period during smoking cessation treatment. Pain experienced throughout the day was measured on a scale from 1 to 5, from "no pain" to "pain as bad as you can imagine." Smoking was defined as the number of cigarettes smoked per day. RESULTS: Linear multilevel modeling was used in examining associations between pain and smoking. A within-personpain and smoking association was found, such that greater daily pain was linked to greater daily smoking within individuals, controlling for baseline symptoms, nicotine dependence, smoking urge, age, and gender. No between-personpain and smoking association was observed. Additionally, cancerpatients with higher average pain across the 2-week assessment period were less likely to make a quit attempt (defined as a day on which participants smoked no cigarettes) during the study period. CONCLUSIONS: The findings of this study add to a nascent literature on pain and smoking by providing initial evidence that pain may be a barrier to quitting among cancerpatients who smoke and have pain. Future research examining the effectiveness of integrated pain and smoking cessation treatment in this population may be warranted.
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