Factors associated with weight gain after smoking cessation therapy in Japan

Chie Taniguchi¹, Hideo Tanaka, Isao Oze+9

• ¹Chie Taniguchi, RN, is Research Nurse, Department of Nursing, National Hospital Organization Nagoya Medical Center and Department of Nursing, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan. Hideo Tanaka, MD, PhD, is Chief; Isao Oze, MD, PhD, is Senior Researcher; and Hidemi Ito, MD, PhD, is Section Head, Division of Epidemiology and Prevention, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, Japan. Hideo Saka, MD, is Chair, Department of Respiratory Medicine and Medical Oncology, National Hospital Organization Nagoya Medical Center, Japan. Kazunobu Tachibana, MD, PhD, is Director, Department of Education and Training, Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Hospital Organization Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, Japan. Akihiro Tokoro, MD, is Psycho-oncologist, Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, National Hospital Organization Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, Japan. Yasuhiro Nozaki, MD, PhD, is Chief, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Social Insurance Chukyo Hospital, Japan. Nobuyo Nakamichi, RN, is Research Nurse, Department of Nursing, Social Insurance Chukyo Hospital, Japan. Yukio Suzuki, MD, PhD, is Professor, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kitasato University Kitasato Institute Hospital, Japan. Hiroshi Suehisa, MD, PhD, is Thoracic Surgeon, Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Hospital Organization Shikoku Cancer Center, Matsuyama, Japan. Hisataka Sakakibara, MD, PhD, is Professor, Department of Nursing, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.