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Table 4 Effects of intervention on nicotine withdrawal symptoms and urges to smoke

From: A pilot randomised controlled trial of the feasibility of using body scan and isometric exercises for reducing urge to smoke in a smoking cessation clinic

 

Intervention Mean (SD)

Control Mean (SD)

Difference (95%CI) intervention minus control1

Withdrawal symptoms

   

   MPSS-M baseline

8.9 (3.3)

10.9 (4.0)

 

   MPSS-M week 1

10.1 (3.3)

10.4 (2.5)

-0.6 (-3.4 to 2.9)

   MPSS-M week 2

9.4 (3.1)

10.6 (3.6)

-0.1 (-2.6 to 2.4)

   MPSS-M week 3

8.5 (2.1)

10.6 (2.9)

-1.8 (-5.3 to 1.8)

   MPSS-M week 4

8.6 (2.7)

10.8 (3.4)

-1.1 (-4.5 to 2.3)

Urges to smoke

   

   MPSS-C week 1

7.1 (1.8)

7.0 (2.2)

0.1 (-1.6 to 1.8)

   MPSS-C week 2

7.6 (1.8)

7.2 (2.6)

0.4 (-1.6 to 2.3)

   MPSS-C week 3

7.0 (1.4)

6.3 (2.8)

0.7 (-2.0 to 3.5)

   MPSS-C week 4

8.3 (2.0)

7.3 (2.5)

1.0 (-1.4 to 3.4)

  1. 1 Adjusted for baseline for MPSS-M values but not MPSS-C in accord with instructions for the scale