Respiratory problems and anxiety sensitivity in smoking lapse among treatment seeking smokers

Zvolensky, Michael J.; Rodríguez‐Cano, Rubén; Paulus, Daniel J.; Kotov, Roman; Bromet, Evelyn J.; Gonzalez, Adam; Manning, Kara; Luft, Benjamin J.

doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2017.06.015

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“…Asthma status is indirectly related to both stronger motives for quitting and stronger motives for nicotine use and dependence through AS (McLeish, Farris, Johnson, Bernstein, & Zvolensky, ), a finding that supports the notion that, for individuals with respiratory illness, AS is associated with a greater desire to quit smoking but more difficulty doing so once dependency is established. Furthermore, greater respiratory symptoms have been shown to be a significant predictor of early lapses in smoking cessation among those with high, but not low, levels of AS (Zvolensky, Rodríguez‐Cano, et al., ). This finding again suggests that AS is an important mechanism in continued engagement in maladaptive substance use among individuals with respiratory illness.…”

Section: Engagement In Maladaptive Health Behaviorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

How does anxiety sensitivity increase risk of chronic medical conditions?

Horenstein

Potter

Heimberg

2018

Clin Psychol Sci Pract

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Anxiety sensitivity (AS; fear of anxiety‐related symptoms) is an established transdiagnostic risk factor for psychiatric disorders and is related to a variety of chronic medical conditions. However, AS has not been established as a risk factor for chronic medical conditions. In this study, we review studies on AS and chronic medical conditions (and symptoms/behaviors related to chronic medical conditions) and propose four pathways through which AS may increase risk of chronic medical conditions: (a) increasing fear of medical condition‐specific symptoms, (b) perpetuating avoidance of healthy activities, (c) promoting engagement in unhealthy behaviors, and (d) increasing risk of detrimental pathophysiological and pathomechanical alterations. We also discuss the potential utility of using AS reduction interventions as a means of reducing risk of chronic medical conditions.

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Section: Engagement In Maladaptive Health Behaviorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

How does anxiety sensitivity increase risk of chronic medical conditions?

Horenstein

Potter

Heimberg

2018

Clin Psychol Sci Pract

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“…Asthma status is indirectly related to both stronger motives for quitting and stronger motives for nicotine use and dependence through AS (McLeish, Farris, Johnson, Bernstein, & Zvolensky, 2015), a finding that supports the notion that, for individuals with respiratory illness, AS is associated with a greater desire to quit smoking but more difficulty doing so once dependency is established. Furthermore, greater respiratory symptoms have been shown to be a significant predictor of early lapses in smoking cessation among those with high, but not low, levels of AS (Zvolensky, Rodríguez-Cano, et al, 2017). This finding again suggests that AS is an important mechanism in continued engagement in maladaptive substance use among individuals with respiratory illness.…”

Section: Engagement In Maladaptive Health Behaviorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

How does anxiety sensitivity increase risk of chronic medical conditions?

Horenstein¹,

Potter²,

Heimberg³

2018

Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice

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Anxiety sensitivity (AS; fear of anxiety-related symptoms) is an established transdiagnostic risk factor for psychiatric disorders and is related to a variety of chronic medical conditions. However, AS has not been established as a risk factor for chronic medical conditions. In this study, we review studies on AS and chronic medical conditions (and symptoms/behaviors related to chronic medical conditions) and propose four pathways through which AS may increase risk of chronic medical conditions: (a) increasing fear of medical condition-specific symptoms, (b) perpetuating avoidance of healthy activities, (c) promoting engagement in unhealthy behaviors, and (d) increasing risk of detrimental pathophysiological and pathomechanical alterations. We also discuss the potential utility of using AS reduction interventions as a means of reducing risk of chronic medical conditions.

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