SynthesisSocial psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology2016
Secondhand smoke exposure and mental health in adults: a meta-analysis of cross-sectional studies.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 39 citations in OpenAlex.
- Secondhand smoke exposure and human health: an umbrella review.Nature human behaviour · 2026Pooled it
- Unhealthy behaviors associated with mental health disorders: a systematic comparative review of diet quality, sedentary behavior, and cannabis and tobacco use.Frontiers in public health · 2023Pooled it
- Relationship Between Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Depressive Symptoms: A Systematic Review and Dose⁻Response Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Pooled it
- Is passive smoking associated with acute stress response? An observational real-world study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Observational
- Association between perceived exposure to secondhand smoke and depression independent of biomarker-measured exposure.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Associations of Involuntary Smoking with Non-Suicidal Self-Injury and Suicidal Behaviors in Early Adulthood.Toxics · 2025Article
- Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Depressive Symptoms Among Nonsmokers in China.Behavioural neurology · 2025Article
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- Commercial determinants of mental ill health: An umbrella review.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- Effects of a Comic Booklet Intervention Aimed at Preventing Second-Hand Smoke Exposure for Pregnant Women in Indonesia: A Randomised Controlled Trial.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Secondhand smoke is associated with poor sleep quality in self-reported never-smokers of Northwest China: a cross-sectional study.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2022Article
- Residential secondhand smoke in a densely populated urban setting: a qualitative exploration of psychosocial impacts, views and experiences.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Secondhand smoke exposure for different education levels: findings from a large, nationally representative survey in Turkey.BMJ open · 2022Article
- Association Between Passive Smoking and Health Among Chinese Nurses: A Cross-Sectional Study.Frontiers in public health · 2021Article
- Is exposure to secondhand smoke associated with current depression (PHQ-8) among never-smokers? Results from a survey among German adults.BMC public health · 2020Article
- Association Between Second-hand Smoke Exposure and Depressive Symptoms Among Japanese Adults: A Cross-sectional Study.Journal of epidemiology · 2020Article
- Setting-Specific and Symptom-Specific Association between Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Depressive Symptoms.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Dose⁻Response Relationships between Second-Hand Smoke Exposure and Depressive Symptoms among Adolescents in Guangzhou, China.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
- Secondhand Smoke Exposure, Depression Symptoms, and Suicidal Ideation in Adults.Korean journal of family medicine · 2016Article
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Abstract
purposePrevious studies assessing secondhand smoke (SHS) and risk of mental health problems have yielded inconsistent results. We performed a meta-analysis to statistically assess the association between SHS exposure, depressive symptoms and psychological distress among adults.
methodsA systematically search of Pubmed (1946-2015) and EMBASE (1976-2015) was conducted and supplemented by bibliographies of all retrieved articles to find additional relevant citations. Odds ratios (OR) and associated 95 % confidence interval (CI) of each eligible study were extracted and pooled in our meta-analysis.
resultsA total of 11 studies comprising 86,739 participants met the inclusion criteria. A random-effect model was used in meta-analysis since considerable heterogeneity was expected. Our results indicate that SHS exposure was significantly associated with depressive symptoms (OR 1.60, 95 % CI 1.35-1.90) and psychological distress (OR 1.32, 95 % CI 1.11-1.56).
conclusionExposure to SHS among non-smoker is associated with depressive symptoms and psychological distress, emphasizing the significance of reducing SHS exposure at a population level.
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