ArticleAddictive behaviors2019
Cigarette smoking rates among veterans: Association with rurality and psychiatric disorders.
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- A smoking cessation intervention for rural veterans tailored to individual risk factors: A multicenter randomized clinical trial.Journal of substance use and addiction treatment · 2024Trial
- Low-barrier tobacco screening and cessation outreach: A multisite veterans affairs quality improvement initiative.Preventive medicine reports · 2026Article
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- "It's Killed My Sex Life": Veteran Bladder Cancer Survivors' Perspectives on Sexual Problems and Intimacy.Archives of sexual behavior · 2026Article
- Cigarette smoking prevalence, nicotine dependence, and quit ratios among U.S. adult females by residence and military-veteran status: 2002-2023.Preventive medicine · 2025Article
- National Survey of Lung Cancer Screening Eligibility in United States Veterans.American journal of preventive medicine · 2025Article
- "We don't get that information right back to us unless it's a full-blown cancer": Challenges coordinating lung cancer screening across healthcare systems.Health services research · 2025Article
- "We're on the Same Team": A Qualitative Study on Communication and Care Coordination Surrounding the Requirement to Quit Smoking Prior to Elective Orthopedic Surgery.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2024Article
- Patient-centered development of a bladder cancer survivorship care plan.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Article
- A comprehensive analysis of lung cancer highlighting epidemiological factors and psychiatric comorbidities from the All of Us Research Program.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- "It Is A Carrot-Stick Model": A Qualitative Study of Rural-Serving Clinician and Rural-Residing Veteran Perceptions of Requirements to Quit Smoking prior to Elective Surgery.Journal of smoking cessation · 2023Article
- Assessing Smoking Status and Risk of SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Machine Learning Approach among Veterans.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Challenges in Managing Acute Cardiovascular Diseases and Follow Up Care in Rural Areas: A Narrative Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Review
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Abstract
aimsCompared to the general U.S. population, military veterans and those living in rural areas disproportionately smoke cigarettes at higher rates, leading to increased health consequences. In the current study, prevalence and severity of cigarette smoking in Iraq and Afghanistan era veterans was assessed across rural and urban areas and comorbid mental health disorders.
methodIraq/Afghanistan era veterans who participated in the Post-Deployment Mental Health study from 2005 to 2017 (N = 3229) were cross-sectionally assessed for the probability of being a current cigarette smoker based on locality status and psychiatric comorbidity. Multivariate logistic and linear regressions, adjusted for demographic characteristics, were used to model the odds of being a current smoker and the severity of nicotine dependence, respectively.
resultsVeterans residing in rural regions, veterans with psychiatric comorbidities, and the interaction of locality and psychiatric disorders were significantly associated with smoking rates. Those veterans living in extremely rural areas and, independently, those living with psychiatric comorbidities were also more severely dependent on nicotine compared to urban veterans and veterans without psychiatric conditions.
conclusionsRural veterans and veterans with psychiatric comorbidities are at increased risk of smoking and are more severely dependent on nicotine than urban veterans. These findings underscore the need to reduce barriers for treatment both for smoking cessation and mental healthcare for veterans residing in the most rural areas.
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