Association between post-cessation weight gain and eating behavior changes

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Fear of post-cessation weight gain may be a barrier to cessation therapy or may lead to smoking relapse. Thisstudy aimed to evaluate the relationship between the change in eating behavior and post-cessation weight gain.METHODS: A prospective study that included 103 cigarette smokers, who visited the family medicine clinics of a trainingand research hospital for smoking cessation treatment between June 2018 and December 2018, was planned. A face to facesurvey (including Turkish version of Dutch Eating Behaviour Questionnaire-DEBQ and weight measures) was applied to allindividuals at first and the final visits for the assessment of restrained, emotional, and external eating behaviors. Statisticalanalyses were completed using the IBM SPSS Statistics 22 program.RESULTS: Of 103 patients screened (M age=38.3 years SD=9.28), 58.3% were male, and 40.8% were in heavy nicotinedependence level (NDL) group. The mean weight increased by 4.74±2.63 kg in three months of smoking cessation. In thehigh NDL group, three subscales score (restrained p