Efficacy of a smoking cessation intervention with stress management training

Because stress is related to tobacco use, smoking relapse and the difficulty of quitting smoking, it is recommended to incorporate strategies for stress management training in smoking cessation treatment. The objective of study was to know if there are statistically significant differences in the consumption pattern among groups in which a smoking cessation intervention and stress management training are applied at different times. 57 smokers participated who were assigned by randomization to one of three groups, group 1, stress management training before the smoking cessation intervention; group 2, the stress management training simultaneously with the smoking cessation intervention and group 3 will receive the smoking cessation intervention. The consumption pattern was obtained before, at the end of the intervention, and the follow-up at one, three and six months. The results showed a decrease statistically significantly in the consumption pattern over time, but when comparing the groups, no significant differences were found. However, the groups that received the stress management training were equally effective in reducing consumption pattern, in addition, if people learn to manage stress before the smoking cessation intervention, there is a statistically significant decrease in perceived stress at six-month follow-up, which can help maintain long-term abstinence.