Does deterioration in mental health after smoking cessation predict relapse to smoking?

BMC Public Health

Table 2 SF-36 Mental health scores at four and 12 month follow-ups for people who quit or relapsed by 12 month

	Quit at 12 months (N = 61)	Relapsed at 12 months (N = 17)
SF-36 Mental health at 4 month follow-up, M (SD)^a	76.7 (13.7)	72.7 (19.5)
SF-36 Mental health at 12 month follow-up, M (SD)^a	77.1 (15.8)	70.4 (16.3)

^aNo significant differences between groups SF-36 scores at 4 or 12 month follow-ups. Mean scores indicated the groups were psychologically healthy at both follow-ups. ²⁸

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