Table 1.
Participant Characteristics (N = 525)
| Variable | Psych− (N = 410) | Psych+ (N = 115) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sociodemographic, smoking, and psychological symptoms | |||
| Sex, female, N (%) | 204 (50) | 62 (54) | .431 |
| Race, white, N (%) | 188 (46) | 66 (57) | .029 |
| Age, years, M (SD) | 47.0 (12.0) | 44.2 (12.1) | .028 |
| Education, HS graduate or less, N (%) | 130 (32) | 33 (29) | .537 |
| Income, <50 000/y, N (%) | 299 (73) | 81 (70) | .664 |
| Sexual orientation, sexual minority, N (%) | 29 (7) | 14 (12) | .115 |
| Tobacco dependence, HSI score, M (SD) | 3.1 (1.2) | 3.2 (1.3) | .585 |
| Depressive symptoms, baseline, IDS score, M (SD) | 10.2 (7.0) | 15.4 (9.2) | <.001 |
| Anxiety symptoms, baseline, BAI score, M (SD) | 3.8 (5.5) | 7.6 (7.9) | <.001 |
| Nicotine patch treatment | |||
| Treatment duration | .240 | ||
| Standard (8 wk), N (%) | 148 (36) | 32 (28) | |
| Extended (24 wk), N (%) | 130 (32) | 43 (37) | |
| Maintenance (52 wk), N (%) | 132 (32) | 40 (35) | |
| Week 52 smoking cessation treatment outcomes | |||
| 7-Day point prevalent abstinence, N (%) | 100 (24) | 19 (17) | .075 |
| Patch use, weekly average, M (SD) | 4.5 (2.7) | 4.1 (2.4) | .130 |
| Patch adherent, N (%) | 165 (40) | 41 (36) | .373 |
| Counseling sessions attended, M (SD) | 8.9 (3.6) | 8.7 (3.7) | .458 |
| Counseling adherent, N (%) | 242 (59) | 66 (57) | .417 |
HS = high school; HSI = Heaviness of Smoking Index; IDS = Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology; BAI = Beck Anxiety Inventory.
Values are mean (standard deviation) or number (percent of condition total). Bold indicates significant differences between Psych+ and Psych− groups. Patch adherent: averaged ≥6 of 7 patches per week. Counseling adherent: ≥10 of 12 smoking cessation counseling sessions.