Study On The Effect Of Moderate-Intensity Badminton Exercise Intervention On Smoking Cessation In College Students With Smoking Addiction

Objective: This study investigated the effects of a moderate intensity badminton exercise intervention on reducing tobacco dependence,reducing the motivational demand for smoking,alleviating withdrawal syndrome and improving smoking behaviour in college students with different levels of smoking addiction by using the Smoking Index to define the level of addiction.The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of a moderate intensity badminton exercise intervention on smoking cessation and to provide a basis for the development of a scientific and effective exercise prescription for smoking cessation.Methods: In this study,32 male university students with different levels of smoking addiction at one location were selected to conduct a controlled trial of an eight-week moderate-intensity badminton exercise intervention.The FTND scale,the WISDM-37 scale,the MPSS scale and the Weekly Smoking Behaviour Status Statistical Form were used as measurement tools and statistical analyses were conducted based on relevant indicators to assess the level of tobacco dependence,motivational needs for smoking,withdrawal responses and changes in smoking behaviour of the subjects at different experimental stages.Findings: 1.The FTND scale scores showed that the subjects were moderately and severely dependent on tobacco,and both the light and moderately heavy smoking groups showed significant decreases after 8weeks of intervention(P < 0.01),and the moderately heavy smoking group showed a more significant decrease.2.The WISDM scale scores decreased significantly(P < 0.05)in the light smoking group at 6 weeks and decreased significantly(P < 0.01)in the moderate and heavy smoking group at 4 weeks,with improvements in the automatic control,craving,attachment,cognitive,social and sensory dimensions,and increased to varying degrees 4 weeks after the intervention.3.The MPSS scale suggested a highly significant decrease in the phase response after the 24-hour smoking ban(P < 0.01)in the light smoking group at 6weeks and a highly significant decrease(P < 0.01)in the moderate to heavy smoking group at 8 weeks,with an overall decrease in depression,anxiety,irritability,inattention,poor sleep and desire to smoke.4.The weekly smoking behaviour did not change significantly,only the average daily score for the first cigarette after waking up decreased significantly(P < 0.05)at 5 weeks of the intervention,and there were no statistical differences in the average number of cigarettes smoked per day or the average daily behavior for the first cigarette after lunch.Conclusion:1.A moderate-intensity badminton exercise intervention was able to reduce smoking dependence to some extent in smokingaddicted university students.This was mainly in the form of delaying the time to the first puff after waking up and did not significantly improve substantial changes in smoking behaviour such as average daily smoking,but was to be compensated for by increasing the desire to smoke at other times.2.A moderate-intensity badminton exercise intervention reduces the motivational need to smoke in college students addicted to smoking and works more quickly in moderate to severe addiction.This was mainly in the form of enhanced automatic control,reduced craving,increased cognition,reduced attachment and muted social stimulation.3.The moderate-intensity badminton intervention alleviated withdrawal reactions in smoking-addicted college students and produced faster effects in mildly addicted smokers.It improved depression,anxiety,irritability,poor concentration and poor sleep,as well as reduced cigarette cravings.4.The effects of the moderate-intensity badminton intervention on smoking cessation were gradual and time-limited.It takes a period of time for the intervention to have an effect and the effects that have been produced rebound in the short term after the intervention ends.