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Wearable physiological signals and relapse status during smoking cessation: a pilot study
Irina I Shoshina1,2, Natanael A Santos3,4, Thiago P Fernandes4
1Department of Psychology, St. Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Background:
Smoking cessation is often assessed using clinical and self-report measures that may not capture autonomic changes. Wearables allow continuous monitoring.
Methods:
Twenty-eight smokers underwent 10 days of monitoring of sleep duration, resting heart rate, and HRV. Cotinine-confirmed relapse (n = 15) and maintained cessation (n = 13) groups were compared across physiological, clinical, and wearable index measures.
Results:
Participants who returned to tobacco use showed shorter sleep duration, higher resting heart rate, and lower HRV (all p-values < 0.05). The wearable index was higher in the relapse group (p = 0.016, g = 0.97).
Conclusions:
Wearable measures may complement clinical and self-report assessments during smoking cessation.
