2018
Motivation and Readiness for Tobacco Cessation Among Nicotine Dependent Postmenopausal Females: A Pilot Study
Peltier MR, Roys MR, Waters AF, Vinci C, Waldo KM, Stewart SA, Toups RC, Jones L, Copeland AL. Motivation and Readiness for Tobacco Cessation Among Nicotine Dependent Postmenopausal Females: A Pilot Study. Experimental And Clinical Psychopharmacology 2018, 26: 125-131. PMID: 29648860, DOI: 10.1037/pha0000191.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMenopausal symptom severitySymptom severityWeight concernsBrief motivational interviewingCurrent pilot studyCessation treatmentPostmenopausal femalesPostmenopausal smokersMenopausal symptomsEstrogen productionAntiestrogenic effectsConsiderable health riskB-MISomatic symptomsSmokingPilot studyMotivational interviewingBaselineSeveritySymptomsHealth risksTreatmentNegative affectCessationLow levels
2016
Severity of Menopausal Symptoms and Nicotine Dependence amongst Postmenopausal Women Smokers
Copeland A, Peltier M, Geiselman P. Severity of Menopausal Symptoms and Nicotine Dependence amongst Postmenopausal Women Smokers. The Journal Of Smoking Cessation 2016, 12: 123-130. DOI: 10.1017/jsc.2016.14.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBody mass indexMenopausal symptomsKI scoresNicotine dependenceKupperman indexCotinine levelsHormone therapyFollicle stimulating hormone (FSH) levelsStimulating Hormone LevelsPopulation of smokersSmoking-related variablesYears of ageMean cigarettesWeeks postcessationWomen smokersMlU/Postmenopausal smokersCessation interventionsCigarette smokingMass indexLast mensesSmoking abstinenceAntiestrogenic propertiesYears smokingHormone levels