ArticleBMC public health2019
The impact of smoking cessation attempts on stress levels.
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- Smoking cessation for improving mental health.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
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- An overview of systematic reviews on predictors of smoking cessation among young people.PloS one · 2024Review
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- Perceived Stress and Smoking Cessation: The Role of Smoking Urges.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Does combined training of biofeedback and neurofeedback affect smoking status, behavior, and longitudinal brain plasticity?Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience · 2023Article
- The effects of preoperative alcohol, tobacco, and psychological stress on postoperative complications: a prospective observational study.BMC anesthesiology · 2021Observational
- Analyzing Untreated Alcohol Use Disorder and Factors Related to Help-Seeking Status.Psychiatry investigation · 2021Article
- Health behaviour change during the UK COVID-19 lockdown: Findings from the first wave of the C-19 health behaviour and well-being daily tracker study.British journal of health psychology · 2021Article
- Smoking and stress in the general population in Denmark.Tobacco prevention & cessation · 2021Article
- Variation in characteristics of people with mental disorders across smoking status in the Canadian general population.Tobacco prevention & cessation · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundCigarette smoking is a major health risk, particularly in male South Koreans. Smoking cessation can benefit health; however, the process of quitting smoking is difficult to some smokers and shows its relationship to their stress level. The hypothesis of this study is that who has failed attempts to stop smoking induce more stress than habitual smoking.
methodsTo test this, the analysis on the association between smoking cessation attempts and stress levels in smokers was performed. The Korean Community Health Survey (2011-2016) data with the total of 488,417 participants' data were used for this study. Survey data were analyzed using the chi-square test and logistic regression. As the dependent variable, self-reported level of stress was selected.
resultsOf the subject population, 78.3% (63.3% males, 81.4% females) felt stressed. Among participants who successfully stopped smoking, 73.0% (72.6% males, 78.1% females) reported feeling stressed. In contrast, of those who failed to stop smoking, 83.3% (83.6% males, 86.3% females) reported high stress levels. Among those who did not attempt smoking cessation, 81.1% (81.2% males, 80.3% females) responded that they experienced stress. Those who failed to stop smoking had higher odds of stress than those who did not attempt smoking cessation [odds ratio (OR) 1.11, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.09-1.14, p < 0.001]. Those who successfully stopped smoking had lower odds of stress than those who did not attempt smoking cessation (OR 0.87, 95% CI 0.86-0.89, p < 0.001).
conclusionThe study found an association between unsuccessful smoking cessation and stress level. As the result, people who failed smoking cessation showed higher stress. These data should be considered in health policy recommendations for smokers.
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