Journal
HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
Volume 24, Issue 2, Pages 153-160Publisher
AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.24.2.153
Keywords
adherence; smoking; diet; physical activity; addictions
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- NHLBI NIH HHS [HL52577, HL63307] Funding Source: Medline
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The authors tested whether adherence to simultaneous health behavior changes was unitary or domain specific among 76 women who modified smoking, eating, and physical activity to accomplish smoking cessation plus weight control. Random-effects regression analyses showed that adherence to both smoking and diet plans declined linearly and covaried positively; their association tended to grow stronger over time. In contrast, physical activity plan adherence did not change over time and was unrelated to other domains. At the end of treatment, 65%; 30.5% and 25% adhered well or excellently to smoking, diet, and activity treatments, respectively. Findings support both unitary and domain-specific aspects of adherence and suggest that among smokers, smoking and eating behaviors may have similarities unshared by physical activity.
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