ArticleTobacco induced diseases2015
Prevalence of smoking in adults with chronic pain.
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- Quality Indicators for the Pharmacological Management of Chronic Non-Cancer Pain in Older Adult Patients: An Integrative Review.Journal of evaluation in clinical practice · 2025Pooled it
- The impact of smoking on ventral and inguinal hernia repair: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2024Pooled it
- Behavioral activation for smoking cessation may improve bodily pain in adults with lifetime major depressive disorder.Journal of affective disorders · 2026Trial
- Increasing cessation motivation and treatment engagement among smokers in pain: A pilot randomized controlled trial.Experimental and clinical psychopharmacology · 2021Trial
- Identifying mechanisms that link pain to smoking relapse during a quit attempt.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2021Trial
- Pain characteristics and nicotine deprivation as predictors of performance during a laboratory paradigm of smoking cessation.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2020Trial
- Computer-based personalized feedback intervention for cigarette smoking and prescription analgesic misuse among persons living with HIV (PLWH).Behaviour research and therapy · 2019Trial
- Nicotine deprivation increases pain intensity, neurogenic inflammation, and mechanical hyperalgesia among daily tobacco smokers.Journal of abnormal psychology · 2018Trial
- Smoking Abstinence Elicits Hyperalgesia: Neural Mechanism, Clinical Implications, and Pharmacological Managements.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2026Review
- Exploring the role of chronic overlapping pain conditions on smoking dependence, cessation challenges, and internalizing psychopathology among individuals with irritable bowel syndrome who smoke.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2026Article
- Integrating Pain Assessment in Nicotine and Tobacco Research and Treatment to Improve Cessation Outcomes.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2026Article
- Smoking Cessation Among Patients with Chronic Pain in a Comparative Effectiveness Trial.Journal of general internal medicine · 2025Article
- How to ESCAPE from Pain? An Observational Study on Improving Pain and Quality of Life with the CannamedicalAdvances in therapy · 2025Observational
- The role of sleep difficulties in the relation between pain and smoking cessation processes.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2025Article
- Pain-Related Smoking Expectancies and Smoking Behavior Among U.S. Adult Cigarette Smokers with Chronic Pain.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2025Article
- Differences in anxiety, depression and pain experience among adults with chronic low back pain as a function of nicotine product use.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2025Article
- Ecological momentary assessment of cigarette smoking behavior and pain intensity among individuals with chronic back pain who smoke.The journal of pain · 2025Article
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- A scoping review of pain and tobacco use among cancer survivors.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2025Article
- Developing Quality Indicators for the Pharmacological Management of Chronic Non-Cancer Pain in Older Adult Inpatients: A RAND/UCLA Delphi Study.Journal of pain research · 2025Article
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Abstract
introductionCigarette smoking is common among adults with chronic pain. The primary objective of this study was to determine the period prevalence of smoking in patients with chronic pain. A secondary objective was to determine the prevalence of smoking among patients with commonly occurring pain diagnoses including fibromyalgia, low back pain, and headache.
methodsThis population study included 5350 patients (1256 smokers, 4094 nonsmokers) admitted to the Mayo Comprehensive Pain Rehabilitation Center from January 1998 through December 2012. Smoking status was determined using a self-report questionnaire.
resultsDuring the 15 year study period, the overall prevalence of smoking was 23.5 % (95 % CI 22.4 - 24.6). The prevalence of smoking in 2000, 2005, and 2010 was 24.2, 25.7, and 28.3 % respectively. The overall prevalence of smoking in patients with fibromyalgia, low back pain, and headache was 25.2 % (95 % CI 22.8 - 28.3), 22.8 % (95 % CI 21.3 - 25.9), and 21.2 % (95 % CI 17.9 - 24.7), respectively. In a multiple variable logistic model adjusted for age and sex, opioid use was significantly associated with status as a current smoker.
conclusionThe prevalence of smoking in patients with chronic pain has not declined when compared to the general population. The higher prevalence of smoking was consistently observed in commonly occurring pain diagnoses including fibromyalgia, back pain, and headache. Further research is needed to identify the potential factors that contribute to the high prevalence of smoking in this patient population.
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