Perceived drug assignment and treatment outcome in smokers given nicotine patch therapy

Steffani R. Bailey; Dalea M. Fong; Susan W. Bryson; Stephen P. Fortmann; Joel D. Killen

doi:10.1016/j.jsat.2010.05.013

Perceived drug assignment and treatment outcome in smokers given nicotine patch therapy

Steffani R. Bailey, Dalea M. Fong, Susan W. Bryson, Stephen P. Fortmann, Joel D. Killen

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Abstract

This study assessed the relationship between treatment outcome and perceived drug assignment in smokers (nicotine patch [NP] or placebo) using abstinence and relapse status. Smokers (N = 424) were randomly assigned to receive either NP or placebo as part of a study that examined the effects of combining NP with self-help programs. Beliefs about drug assignment, assessed at the 12-month follow-up, were obtained from 384 participants. Beliefs were related to abstinence at the 2-month, p < .05, and 6-month follow-ups, p < .05, for the NP group, but not the placebo. Beliefs were not related to abstinence at 12 months for either group. Survival analysis assessing relapse revealed that beliefs were related to relapse status, regardless of actual group assignment. Our results suggest that there is a relationship between perceived drug assignment and treatment outcome. Future studies using multiple treatment outcome measures and assessments of beliefs over time are warranted.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	150-156
Number of pages	7
Journal	Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume	39
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2010.05.013
State	Published - Sep 2010
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Nicotine patch
Perceived drug assignment
Placebo
Smoking abstinence
Treatment outcome

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Phychiatric Mental Health
Medicine (miscellaneous)
Clinical Psychology
Psychiatry and Mental health

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