Behavioural tasks sensitive to acute abstinence and predictive of smoking cessation success: A systematic review and meta-analysis
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Grabski, Meryem, Curran, H. Valerie, Nutt, David J., Husbands, Stephen M., Freeman, Tom P., Fluharty, Meg and Munafò, Marcus R.. (2016). Behavioural tasks sensitive to acute abstinence and predictive of smoking cessation success: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Addiction. 111(12), pp. 2134 - 2144. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.13507
Authors | Grabski, Meryem, Curran, H. Valerie, Nutt, David J., Husbands, Stephen M., Freeman, Tom P., Fluharty, Meg and Munafò, Marcus R. |
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Abstract | Background and aims: Performance on cognitive tasks may be sensitive to acute smoking abstinence and may also predict whether quit attempts fail. Our aim was to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to identify cognitive tasks sensitive to acute abstinence and predictive of smoking cessation success. Methods: Embase, Medline, PsycInfo and Web of Science were searched up to March 2016. Studies were included if they enrolled adults and assessed smoking using a quantitative measure. Studies were combined in a random effects meta-analysis. Results: We included 42 acute abstinence studies and 13 cessation studies. There was evidence for an effect of abstinence on delay discounting [d = 0.26, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.07–0.45, P = 0.005], response inhibition (d = 0.48, 95% CI = 0.26–0.70, P < 0.001), mental arithmetic (d = 0.38, 95% CI = 0.06–0.70, P = 0.018), and recognition memory (d = 0.46, 95% CI = 0.23–0.70, P < 0.001). In contrast, performance on the Stroop (d = 0 .17, 95% CI = −0.17–0.51, P = 0.333) and smoking Stroop (d = 0.03, 95% CI = −0.11–0.17, P = 0.675) task was not influenced by abstinence. We found only weak evidence for an effect of acute abstinence on dot probe task performance (d = 0.15, 95% CI = −0.01–0.32, P = 0.072). The design of the cessation studies was too heterogeneous to permit meta-analysis. Conclusions: Compared with satiated smokers, acutely abstinent smokers display higher delay discounting, lower response inhibition, impaired arithmetic and recognition memory performance. However, reaction-time measures of cognitive bias appear to be unaffected by acute tobacco abstinence. Conclusions about cognitive tasks that predict smoking cessation success were limited by methodological inconsistencies. |
Keywords | abstinence; cessation; cognition; meta-analysis; performance; smoking; systematic review; tobacco |
Year | 2016 |
Journal | Addiction |
Journal citation | 111 (12), pp. 2134 - 2144 |
Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. |
ISSN | 0965-2140 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1111/add.13507 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-84981225572 |
Open access | Open access |
Page range | 2134 - 2144 |
Publisher's version | License |
Place of publication | United Kingdom |
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