Stress-related expectations about smoking cessation and future quit attempts and abstinence - a prospective study in daily smokers who wish to quit

Skov-Ettrup, Lise; Egan, Kia Kejlskov; Dalum, Peter; Tolstrup, Janne S

doi:10.1016/j.pmedr.2017.03.004

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“…Our results show that smoking cessation failure could impact the perceived stress of smokers. Skov-Ettrup et al reported that people who had previously attempted to quit smoking got more stressed when they had stopped smoking [33]. People who have relapsed from attempted smoking cessation might therefore need more effort to quit smoking.…”

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The impact of smoking cessation attempts on stress levels

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Background Cigarette smoking is a major health risk, particularly in male South Koreans. Smoking cessation can benefit health; however, the process of quitting smoking is difficult to some smokers and shows its relationship to their stress level. The hypothesis of this study is that who has failed attempts to stop smoking induce more stress than habitual smoking. Methods To test this, the analysis on the association between smoking cessation attempts and stress levels in smokers was performed. The Korean Community Health Survey (2011–2016) data with the total of 488,417 participants’ data were used for this study. Survey data were analyzed using the chi-square test and logistic regression. As the dependent variable, self-reported level of stress was selected. Results Of the subject population, 78.3% (63.3% males, 81.4% females) felt stressed. Among participants who successfully stopped smoking, 73.0% (72.6% males, 78.1% females) reported feeling stressed. In contrast, of those who failed to stop smoking, 83.3% (83.6% males, 86.3% females) reported high stress levels. Among those who did not attempt smoking cessation, 81.1% (81.2% males, 80.3% females) responded that they experienced stress. Those who failed to stop smoking had higher odds of stress than those who did not attempt smoking cessation [odds ratio (OR) 1.11, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.09–1.14, p < 0.001]. Those who successfully stopped smoking had lower odds of stress than those who did not attempt smoking cessation (OR 0.87, 95% CI 0.86–0.89, p < 0.001). Conclusion The study found an association between unsuccessful smoking cessation and stress level. As the result, people who failed smoking cessation showed higher stress. These data should be considered in health policy recommendations for smokers. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12889-019-6592-9) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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“…Several barriers to smoking cessation have been identified. Stress 22 , 23 and urge to smoke or withdrawal symptoms were reported as barriers to quitting smoking among young adults. 24 Smokers undergoing the initial phase of quitting reported increased pain sensitivity and blunted stress responses compared with non-smokers, and their reported symptoms of withdrawal were associated with greater pain.…”

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Smoking Cessation Is Associated With Lower Indirect Costs

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Bruno

Emir³

et al. 2018

Journal of Occupational &Amp; Environmental Medicine

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Objective:This study quantified differences in indirect costs due to decreased work productivity between current and former smokers. Former smokers were further categorized by number of years since quitting to assess corresponding differences.Methods:Data on employed individuals were obtained from the 2013 US National Health and Wellness Survey (NHWS; N = 75,000). Indirect costs were calculated for current smokers and former smokers from weekly wages based on age and sex.Results:The annual total indirect costs for current smokers were $1327.53, $1560.18, and $1839.87 higher than for those who quit 0 to 4 years, 5 to 10 years, and more than or equal to 11 years prior, respectively. There were no significant differences in mean total indirect costs between the former smoker groups.Conclusions:Current smokers showed significantly higher total annual indirect costs compared with former smokers, independently of the number of years since quitting smoking.

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“…Despite the results indicating that the number of quit attempts is positively associated with the intention to use and the attitude toward a cessation app, the definition of “quit attempt” in this study, though not uncommon [ 43 , 44 ], is chosen somewhat arbitrarily. First, the respondents were instructed to count a quit attempt when they did not smoke for over 24 hours.…”

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Identification of Users for a Smoking Cessation Mobile App: Quantitative Study

Chevalking¹,

Allouch²,

Brusse-Keizer³

et al. 2018

J Med Internet Res

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BackgroundThe number of mobile apps that support smoking cessation is growing, indicating the potential of the mobile phone as a means to support cessation. Knowledge about the potential end users for cessation apps results in suggestions to target potential user groups in a dissemination strategy, leading to a possible increase in the satisfaction and adherence of cessation apps.ObjectiveThis study aimed to characterize potential end users for a specific mobile health (mHealth) smoking cessation app.MethodsA quantitative study was conducted among 955 Dutch smokers and ex-smokers. The respondents were primarily recruited from addiction care facilities and hospitals through Web-based media via websites and forums. The respondents were surveyed on their demographics, smoking behavior, and personal innovativeness. The intention to use and the attitude toward a cessation app were determined on a 5-point Likert scale. To study the association between the characteristics and intention to use and attitude, univariate and multivariate ordinal logistic regression analyses were performed.ResultsThe multivariate ordinal logistic regression showed that the number of previous quit attempts (odds ratio [OR] 4.1, 95% CI 2.4-7.0, and OR 3.5, 95% CI 2.0-5.9) and the score on the Fagerstrom Test of Nicotine Dependence (OR 0.8, 95% CI 0.8-0.9, and OR 0.8, 95% CI 0.8-0.9) positively correlates with the intention to use a cessation app and the attitude toward cessation apps, respectively. Personal innovativeness also positively correlates with the intention to use (OR 0.3, 95% CI 0.2-0.4) and the attitude towards (OR 0.2, 95% CI 0.1-0.4) a cessation app. No associations between demographics and the intention to use or the attitude toward using a cessation app were observed.ConclusionsThis study is among the first to show that demographic characteristics such as age and level of education are not associated with the intention to use and the attitude toward using a cessation app when characteristics related specifically to the app, such as nicotine dependency and the number of quit attempts, are present in a multivariate regression model. This study shows that the use of mHealth apps depends on characteristics related to the content of the app rather than general user characteristics.

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Stress-related expectations about smoking cessation and future quit attempts and abstinence - a prospective study in daily smokers who wish to quit

Cited by 5 publications

References 13 publications

The impact of smoking cessation attempts on stress levels

The impact of smoking cessation attempts on stress levels

Smoking Cessation Is Associated With Lower Indirect Costs

Identification of Users for a Smoking Cessation Mobile App: Quantitative Study

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