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  • Few studies have explored exercise interventions for smokers with depression or psychiatric comorbidities.
  • Depression and smoking often coexist, necessitating targeted cessation strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate supervised vigorous exercise as a smoking cessation intervention for depressed females.
  • To assess the feasibility and short-term efficacy of exercise in this population.

Main Methods:

  • Thirty adult women with moderate-severe depressive symptoms were randomized into exercise (EX) or health education (HE) groups for 12 weeks.
  • All participants received behavioral counseling and nicotine patch therapy.
  • Primary outcomes included exercise adherence and 7-day point prevalence abstinence at 12 weeks.

Main Results:

  • Exercise adherence was comparable between groups (72% for EX, 66% for HE).
  • Smoking abstinence rates at 12 weeks were significantly higher in the exercise group (73%) compared to health education (33%).
  • Increased levels of the inflammatory biomarker Interleukin-6 were observed in women who continued smoking.

Conclusions:

  • Supervised vigorous exercise is a feasible and effective strategy for short-term smoking cessation in depressed women.
  • Further research is needed to enhance long-term adherence to exercise and smoking cessation.
  • Inflammatory biomarkers may play a role in mediating treatment efficacy.