The acute effects of exercise on cigarette cravings, withdrawal symptoms, affect, and smoking behaviour: Systematic review update and meta-analysis

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 222, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-15

  Roberts, Vaughan ^a   Maddison, Ralph ^a   Simpson, Caroline ^a   Bullen, Chris ^a   Prapavessis, Harry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Affect; Behavioural intervention; Cigarette cravings; Exercise; Nicotine; Physical activity; Smoking cessation; Smoking topography; Tobacco withdrawal symptoms

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

AFFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION LOSS; CYCLING; DEPRESSION; EFFECT SIZE; EXERCISE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; META ANALYSIS; NICOTINE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESISTANCE TRAINING; RESTLESSNESS; REVIEW; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; STRESS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TENSION; TOBACCO WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; TOPOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; YOGA;

AFFECT; EXERCISE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; TIME FACTORS; TOBACCO USE DISORDER;

EID: 84860812751     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: 14322072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-012-2731-z     Document Type: Review

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