ArticleAddiction (Abingdon, England)2013
Homelessness, cigarette smoking and desire to quit: results from a US national study.
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43 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 84 citations in OpenAlex.
- Interventions to reduce tobacco use in people experiencing homelessness.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Characterizing nicotine withdrawal in smokers experiencing homelessness.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2022Trial
- The implementation of a smoking cessation and alcohol abstinence intervention for people experiencing homelessness.BMC public health · 2022Trial
- A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial of Brief Interventions to Encourage Quit Attempts in Smokers From Socioeconomic Disadvantage.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2020Trial
- SmokefreeTXT for Homeless Smokers: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2019Trial
- Financial Incentives for Smoking Abstinence in Homeless Smokers: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2018Trial
- Subsistence difficulties are associated with more barriers to quitting and worse abstinence outcomes among homeless smokers: evidence from two studies in Boston, Massachusetts.BMC public health · 2018Trial
- A randomized trial of contingency management for smoking cessation in the homeless.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2018Trial
- Is smoking cessation associated with worse comorbid substance use outcomes among homeless adults?Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2014Trial
- Engaging Specific Populations With Tobacco-Related Health Disparities in Treatment Research: A Summary of a Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Treatment Research Network Preconference Workshop.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2025Article
- Homelessness and Birth Outcomes in the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, 2016-2020.Maternal and child health journal · 2025Article
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- Association between psychosocial factors and co-morbid cigarette smoking and alcohol use in a population experiencing homelessness.Addictive behaviors reports · 2024Article
- PROTOCOL: Effectiveness of behavioral interventions for smoking cessation among homeless persons: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Campbell systematic reviews · 2024Article
- Surgical risks and care trends: A cross sectional study of people experiencing homelessness presenting at a free clinic care in Miami-Dade County.Surgery in practice and science · 2024Article
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- Analysis of older adult blood pressure readings and hypertension treatment rates among the unsheltered population of Miami-Dade County.Aging medicine (Milton (N.S.W)) · 2023Article
- "Healthy immigrant effect" among individuals experiencing homelessness in Spain?: Foreign-born individuals had higher average age at death in 15-year retrospective cohort study.BMC public health · 2023Observational
- Pharmacist-Led Implementation of Brief Tobacco Cessation Interventions during Mobile Health Access Events.Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Tobacco use behaviors and views on engaging in clinical trials for tobacco cessation among individuals who experience homelessness.Contemporary clinical trials communications · 2023Article
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Abstract
aimsWe determined whether or not homelessness is associated with cigarette smoking independent of other socio-economic measures and behavioral health factors, and whether homeless smokers differ from non-homeless smokers in their desire to quit. DESIGN, SETTING AND
participantsWe analyzed data from 2678 adult respondents to the 2009 Health Center Patient Survey, a nationally representative cross-sectional survey of homeless and non-homeless individuals using US federally funded community health centers. MEASUREMENTS: We used multivariable logistic regression to examine the association between homelessness and (i) current cigarette smoking among all adults, and (ii) past-year desire to quit among current smokers, adjusting for demographic, socio-economic and behavioral health characteristics.
findingsAdults with any history of homelessness were more likely than never homeless respondents to be current smokers (57 versus 27%, P < 0.001). In multivariable models, a history of homelessness was associated independently with current smoking [adjusted odds ratio (AOR) 2.09; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.49-2.93], even after adjusting for age, sex, race, veteran status, insurance, education, employment, income, mental illness and alcohol and drug abuse. Housing status was not associated significantly with past-year desire to stop smoking in unadjusted (P = 0.26) or adjusted (P = 0.60) analyses; 84% of currently homeless, 89% of formerly homeless and 82% of never homeless smokers reported wanting to quit.
conclusionsAmong patients of US health centers, a history of homelessness doubles the odds of being a current smoker independent of other socio-economic factors and behavioral health conditions. However, homeless smokers do not differ from non-homeless smokers in their desire to quit and should be offered effective interventions.
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