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Consumption, nicotine dependence and motivation for smoke cessation during early stages of COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil: A cross-sectional study

INTRODUCTION: The COVID-19 pandemic may have changed smoking habits. For the smoking population, information regarding smoking habits and the pandemic could potentially aid COVID-19 prevention and control measures. Our study aimed to analyze the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on tobacco consumptio...

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Autores principales: Freire, Ana P. C. F., Medina, Bruna A. S., Leite, Marceli R., Lopes, Tainá O., Santos, Ester T., Ferreira, Milena M., Silva, Bruna S. A., Cavalcante, Margaret A., Pacagnelli, Francis L.
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: European Publishing on behalf of the European Network for Smoking and Tobacco Prevention (ENSP) 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9074835/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35601561
http://dx.doi.org/10.18332/tpc/146545
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author Freire, Ana P. C. F.
Medina, Bruna A. S.
Leite, Marceli R.
Lopes, Tainá O.
Santos, Ester T.
Ferreira, Milena M.
Silva, Bruna S. A.
Cavalcante, Margaret A.
Pacagnelli, Francis L.
author_facet Freire, Ana P. C. F.
Medina, Bruna A. S.
Leite, Marceli R.
Lopes, Tainá O.
Santos, Ester T.
Ferreira, Milena M.
Silva, Bruna S. A.
Cavalcante, Margaret A.
Pacagnelli, Francis L.
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description INTRODUCTION: The COVID-19 pandemic may have changed smoking habits. For the smoking population, information regarding smoking habits and the pandemic could potentially aid COVID-19 prevention and control measures. Our study aimed to analyze the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on tobacco consumption, nicotine dependence levels, and motivation for smoking cessation. We also collected information from smokers regarding their awareness of the consequences of tobacco use and the increased risks smokers have for severe complications from COVID-19. METHODS: In the survey for this observational cross-sectional study, 122 smokers responded to an online form. The participants provided general data about their smoking history, their smoking habits in the months of April and May 2020, and the effect of the pandemic on their smoking habits. They also completed a Fagerström test and were measured by the Wisconsin Smoking Withdrawal Scale. RESULTS: When compared to pre-pandemic levels, the majority of smokers reported increased tobacco consumption of between 1 and 10 cigarettes per day (37.7%). Their motivation to quit smoking (59.8%) and desire to smoke (53.2%) were unchanged by the pandemic. Most participants demonstrated an awareness of the increased risks smokers have for severe COVID-19-related complications (p<0.001). We identified the following correlations: cigarettes/day before pandemic and motivation for smoking cessation (r=0.19; p=0.030), cigarettes/day and nicotine dependence level (r=0.61; p<0.001), and load consumption and nicotine dependence level (r=0.69; p<0.001). No significant correlations were observed between load consumption and motivation to quit (r=0.13; p=0.120). CONCLUSIONS: Most smokers are well aware of their increased risks for severe COVID-19-related complications. In the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil, most smokers reported increased cigarette consumption. In addition, motivation to quit and desire to smoke were unchanged for the majority of smokers.
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spelling pubmed-90748352022-05-21 Consumption, nicotine dependence and motivation for smoke cessation during early stages of COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil: A cross-sectional study Freire, Ana P. C. F. Medina, Bruna A. S. Leite, Marceli R. Lopes, Tainá O. Santos, Ester T. Ferreira, Milena M. Silva, Bruna S. A. Cavalcante, Margaret A. Pacagnelli, Francis L. Tob Prev Cessat Research Paper INTRODUCTION: The COVID-19 pandemic may have changed smoking habits. For the smoking population, information regarding smoking habits and the pandemic could potentially aid COVID-19 prevention and control measures. Our study aimed to analyze the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on tobacco consumption, nicotine dependence levels, and motivation for smoking cessation. We also collected information from smokers regarding their awareness of the consequences of tobacco use and the increased risks smokers have for severe complications from COVID-19. METHODS: In the survey for this observational cross-sectional study, 122 smokers responded to an online form. The participants provided general data about their smoking history, their smoking habits in the months of April and May 2020, and the effect of the pandemic on their smoking habits. They also completed a Fagerström test and were measured by the Wisconsin Smoking Withdrawal Scale. RESULTS: When compared to pre-pandemic levels, the majority of smokers reported increased tobacco consumption of between 1 and 10 cigarettes per day (37.7%). Their motivation to quit smoking (59.8%) and desire to smoke (53.2%) were unchanged by the pandemic. Most participants demonstrated an awareness of the increased risks smokers have for severe COVID-19-related complications (p<0.001). We identified the following correlations: cigarettes/day before pandemic and motivation for smoking cessation (r=0.19; p=0.030), cigarettes/day and nicotine dependence level (r=0.61; p<0.001), and load consumption and nicotine dependence level (r=0.69; p<0.001). No significant correlations were observed between load consumption and motivation to quit (r=0.13; p=0.120). CONCLUSIONS: Most smokers are well aware of their increased risks for severe COVID-19-related complications. In the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil, most smokers reported increased cigarette consumption. In addition, motivation to quit and desire to smoke were unchanged for the majority of smokers. European Publishing on behalf of the European Network for Smoking and Tobacco Prevention (ENSP) 2022-05-06 /pmc/articles/PMC9074835/ /pubmed/35601561 http://dx.doi.org/10.18332/tpc/146545 Text en © Freire A. P. C. F. et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
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Freire, Ana P. C. F.
Medina, Bruna A. S.
Leite, Marceli R.
Lopes, Tainá O.
Santos, Ester T.
Ferreira, Milena M.
Silva, Bruna S. A.
Cavalcante, Margaret A.
Pacagnelli, Francis L.
Consumption, nicotine dependence and motivation for smoke cessation during early stages of COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil: A cross-sectional study
title Consumption, nicotine dependence and motivation for smoke cessation during early stages of COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil: A cross-sectional study
title_full Consumption, nicotine dependence and motivation for smoke cessation during early stages of COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil: A cross-sectional study
title_fullStr Consumption, nicotine dependence and motivation for smoke cessation during early stages of COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil: A cross-sectional study
title_full_unstemmed Consumption, nicotine dependence and motivation for smoke cessation during early stages of COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil: A cross-sectional study
title_short Consumption, nicotine dependence and motivation for smoke cessation during early stages of COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil: A cross-sectional study
title_sort consumption, nicotine dependence and motivation for smoke cessation during early stages of covid-19 pandemic in brazil: a cross-sectional study
topic Research Paper
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9074835/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35601561
http://dx.doi.org/10.18332/tpc/146545
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