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Differences in quality of life among college student electronic cigarette users
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to explore an association between e-cigarette use and Quality of Life (QOL) among college students. METHODS: During February 2016, 1,132 students completed an online survey that included measures of tobacco use and the WHOQOL-BREF instrument. Differences were t...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6323002/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30631786 http://dx.doi.org/10.3934/publichealth.2018.4.454 |
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author | Ridner, S. Lee Keith, Rachel J. Walker, Kandi L. Hart, Joy L. Newton, Karen S. Crawford, Timothy N. |
author_facet | Ridner, S. Lee Keith, Rachel J. Walker, Kandi L. Hart, Joy L. Newton, Karen S. Crawford, Timothy N. |
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description | PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to explore an association between e-cigarette use and Quality of Life (QOL) among college students. METHODS: During February 2016, 1,132 students completed an online survey that included measures of tobacco use and the WHOQOL-BREF instrument. Differences were tested using Chi-square, Fisher's exact test, and ANOVA, and regression was used to assess possible relationships. RESULTS: E-cigarettes were used by 6.97% of the participants, either solo or along with traditional cigarettes. Bivariate analyses suggest that male college students are more likely than females to use e-cigarettes, either solo or in combination with traditional cigarettes (χ(2) =19.4, P < .01). Lesbian, gay, and bisexual students are more likely than heterosexual students to use traditional cigarettes, either solo or in combination with e-cigarettes (χ(2) = 32.9, P < .01). Multivariate models suggest that for every 10-unit increase in overall QOL, psychological well-being, social relations or environmental health the adjusted odds of being a sole cigarette user were significantly lower (all, P < .01), respectively. For every 10-unit increase in psychological well-being the adjusted odds of being a dual user was significantly lower (OR = .83, P = .026). CONCLUSIONS: Findings indicate that lower quality of life appears to be connected to tobacco use. |
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spelling | pubmed-63230022019-01-10 Differences in quality of life among college student electronic cigarette users Ridner, S. Lee Keith, Rachel J. Walker, Kandi L. Hart, Joy L. Newton, Karen S. Crawford, Timothy N. AIMS Public Health Research Article PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to explore an association between e-cigarette use and Quality of Life (QOL) among college students. METHODS: During February 2016, 1,132 students completed an online survey that included measures of tobacco use and the WHOQOL-BREF instrument. Differences were tested using Chi-square, Fisher's exact test, and ANOVA, and regression was used to assess possible relationships. RESULTS: E-cigarettes were used by 6.97% of the participants, either solo or along with traditional cigarettes. Bivariate analyses suggest that male college students are more likely than females to use e-cigarettes, either solo or in combination with traditional cigarettes (χ(2) =19.4, P < .01). Lesbian, gay, and bisexual students are more likely than heterosexual students to use traditional cigarettes, either solo or in combination with e-cigarettes (χ(2) = 32.9, P < .01). Multivariate models suggest that for every 10-unit increase in overall QOL, psychological well-being, social relations or environmental health the adjusted odds of being a sole cigarette user were significantly lower (all, P < .01), respectively. For every 10-unit increase in psychological well-being the adjusted odds of being a dual user was significantly lower (OR = .83, P = .026). CONCLUSIONS: Findings indicate that lower quality of life appears to be connected to tobacco use. AIMS Press 2018-12-03 /pmc/articles/PMC6323002/ /pubmed/30631786 http://dx.doi.org/10.3934/publichealth.2018.4.454 Text en © 2018 the Author(s), licensee AIMS Press This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0) |
spellingShingle | Research Article Ridner, S. Lee Keith, Rachel J. Walker, Kandi L. Hart, Joy L. Newton, Karen S. Crawford, Timothy N. Differences in quality of life among college student electronic cigarette users |
title | Differences in quality of life among college student electronic cigarette users |
title_full | Differences in quality of life among college student electronic cigarette users |
title_fullStr | Differences in quality of life among college student electronic cigarette users |
title_full_unstemmed | Differences in quality of life among college student electronic cigarette users |
title_short | Differences in quality of life among college student electronic cigarette users |
title_sort | differences in quality of life among college student electronic cigarette users |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6323002/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30631786 http://dx.doi.org/10.3934/publichealth.2018.4.454 |
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