Bloom 2017.

Study characteristics
Methods	Study design: secondary analysis of RCT Country: USA Data collection period: not stated Registry ID: not reported
Participants	Number of participants: N = 61; Number included in meta‐analysis: N = not clear (somewhere between 48 and 51) Sample characteristics (at baseline): Age (mean): aerobic exercise (AE) group 47.1 years (SD 8.5), health education (HEC) group 47.5 years (SD 10.7); Sex (% male): AE 36.7% (11/30), HEC 32.3% (10/31) Population category: general population; Specific population: adults who smoke and not recently engaged in aerobic exercise Nicotine dependence: FTND AE 5.9 (SD 2.1), HEC 5.6 (SD 1.6); Baseline cigarettes per day: AE 20.3 (SD 9.9), HEC 19.4 (SD 8.1); Motivation to quit: selected by motivation to quit
Interventions	Behavioural support for smoking cessation: all participants (AE and HEC) received 8 sessions of telephone counselling for smoking cessation Pharmacological support for smoking cessation: all participants received 8 weeks of transdermal nicotine patch (TNP) Psychotherapeutic or psychoactive support for mental health or mood: did not receive mood management
Outcomes	Definition of cessation used: self‐reported 7‐day point prevalence abstinence at follow‐ups Cessation definition used for outcome(s) in this analysis: point‐prevalence abstinence Measure of biovalidation: expired carbon monoxide (CO; < 10 ppm cut‐off); in 1 instance, by the report of a family member of the participant because the participant was unable to provide CO Definition of people who continued to smoke used: exact definition not reported; ‘continued smoking’, carbon monoxide > 10 ppm Time point(s) at which follow‐up was conducted: 3 months (end of treatment), 6 months, and 12‐month follow‐up after baseline Outcome category: Positive Affect; Psychological Quality of Life (QoL) Outcome measure(s): QoL Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire – Short Form (Q‐LES‐Q‐SF; well‐being and satisfaction domains)
Funding source	Supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (grant number K23 DA019950) awarded to Ana M. Abrantes, PhD
Author conflicts of interest	No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors
Notes	Outcome data source: Published data