ストレスを和らげるのは,喫煙ではなく,禁煙でした
QLifePro医療ニュース「ストレス解消には禁煙か喫煙か」(2013年1月5日)は,次のとおり報じています.
「プログラム開始から、6ヶ月が経過したあと、禁煙を続けていられた人は、491人中68人でしたが、この人たちは以前よりも不安や心配が9ポイント減ったとしていました。一方で、禁煙できなかった人では、3ポイント増。そして、禁煙できなかった人の多くが喫煙理由で不安の軽減を挙げていました。
ストレスを和らげるのは喫煙ではなく、禁煙だったのです。ストレスフルな毎日で煙草をやめられない人は、こんな調査結果があることを頭に置いて、もう一度禁煙にチャレンジしてみてはいかがでしょうか」
British Journal of Psychiatry
Abstract
Background
Despite a lack of empirical evidence, many smokers and health professionals believe that tobacco smoking reduces anxiety, which may deter smoking cessation.
Aims
The study aim was to assess whether successful smoking cessation or relapse to smoking after a quit attempt are associated with changes in anxiety.
Method
A total of 491 smokers attending National Health Service smoking cessation clinics in England were followed up 6 months after enrolment in a trial of pharmacogenetic tailoring of nicotine replacement therapy (ISRCTN14352545).
Results
There was a points difference of 11.8 (95% CI 7.7–16.0) in anxiety score 6 months after cessation between people who relapsed to smoking and people who attained abstinence. This reflected a three-point increase in anxiety from baseline for participants who relapsed and a nine-point decrease for participants who abstained. The increase in anxiety in those who relapsed was largest for those with a current diagnosis of psychiatric disorder and whose main reason for smoking was to cope with stress. The decrease in anxiety on abstinence was larger for these groups also.
Conclusions
People who achieve abstinence experience a marked reduction in anxiety whereas those who fail to quit experience a modest increase in the long term. These data contradict the assumption that smoking is a stress reliever, but suggest that failure of a quit attempt may generate anxiety.
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