TY - JOUR
T1 - Nonmedication smoking reduction program for inpatients with chronic schizophrenia
T2 - A randomized control design study
AU - Gelkopf, Marc
AU - Noam, Sigalit
AU - Rudinski, Dimitri
AU - Lerner, Arturo
AU - Behrbalk, Pnina
AU - Bleich, Avi
AU - Melamed, Yuval
PY - 2012/2
Y1 - 2012/2
N2 - People with schizophrenia are more likely to smoke, and to smoke more frequently, than those without schizophrenia. Furthermore, inpatients smoke even more frequently compared with those living in the community. In light of this, we implemented and assessed a smoking reduction intervention using a wide array of behavioral group techniques and methods in chronic hospitalized schizophrenic clients. Using a controlled design, we randomly assigned chronic schizophrenic clients to either a five-session smoking reduction intervention (n = 35) or a waiting list (WL; n = 18). We assessed self-reported smoking behavior, clinical status (Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale, Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression; Clinical Global Impression Scale for Psychosis), subjective quality of life (Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire-abbreviated version), and weight before and 3 months after the intervention. The intervention successfully reduced the number of cigarettes smoked compared with nonintervention. No clinical worsening or weight gain was observed. Behavioral group-oriented smoking reduction interventions can significantly reduce smoking behavior in hospitalized chronic clients with schizophrenia.
AB - People with schizophrenia are more likely to smoke, and to smoke more frequently, than those without schizophrenia. Furthermore, inpatients smoke even more frequently compared with those living in the community. In light of this, we implemented and assessed a smoking reduction intervention using a wide array of behavioral group techniques and methods in chronic hospitalized schizophrenic clients. Using a controlled design, we randomly assigned chronic schizophrenic clients to either a five-session smoking reduction intervention (n = 35) or a waiting list (WL; n = 18). We assessed self-reported smoking behavior, clinical status (Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale, Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression; Clinical Global Impression Scale for Psychosis), subjective quality of life (Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire-abbreviated version), and weight before and 3 months after the intervention. The intervention successfully reduced the number of cigarettes smoked compared with nonintervention. No clinical worsening or weight gain was observed. Behavioral group-oriented smoking reduction interventions can significantly reduce smoking behavior in hospitalized chronic clients with schizophrenia.
KW - Psychiatric inpatient
KW - Psychiatric institution
KW - Schizophrenia
KW - Smoking reduction
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84856729395&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1097/NMD.0b013e3182438e92
DO - https://doi.org/10.1097/NMD.0b013e3182438e92
M3 - Article
C2 - 22297311
SN - 0022-3018
VL - 200
SP - 142
EP - 146
JO - Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease
JF - Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease
IS - 2
ER -