ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
High Perceived Susceptibility to and Severity of COVID-19 in Smokers Are Associated with Quitting-Related Behaviors.
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- Perceived increased susceptibility to COVID-19 due to smoking was associated with reduced smoking at home but not on the streets amid the pandemic: A population-based cross-sectional study.Tobacco induced diseases · 2023Article
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- The Influencing Factors of HIV-Preventive Behavior Based on Health Belief Model among HIV-Negative MSMs in Western China: A Structural Equation Modeling Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Smoking in Patients With Chronic Cardiovascular Disease During COVID-19 Lockdown.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2022Article
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- Tobacco harm perceptions, regulatory attitudes, and cessation intentions before and after the COVID-19 lockdown in California.Health psychology openArticle
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Abstract
A growing body of evidence shows smoking is a risk factor for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). We examined the associations of quitting-related behaviors with perceived susceptibility to and severity of COVID-19 in smokers. We conducted a telephone survey of 659 community-based adult smokers (81.7% male) in Hong Kong, where there was no lockdown. Exposure variables were perceptions that smoking can increase the risk of contracting COVID-19 (perceived susceptibility) and its severity if infected (perceived severity). Outcome variables were quit attempts, smoking reduction since the outbreak of the pandemic, and intention to quit within 30 days. Covariates included sex, age, education, heaviness of smoking, psychological distress, and perceived danger of COVID-19. High perceived susceptibility and severity were reported by 23.9% and 41.7% of participants, respectively. High perceived susceptibility was associated with quit attempts (prevalence ratio (PR) 2.22, 95% CI 1.41-3.49), smoking reduction (PR 1.75, 95% CI 1.21-2.51), and intention to quit (PR 2.31, 95% CI 1.40-3.84). Perceived severity of COVID-19 was associated with quit attempts (PR 1.64, 95% CI 1.01-2.67) but not with smoking reduction or intention to quit. To conclude, the perceived susceptibility to and severity of COVID-19 in smokers were associated with quitting-related behaviors in current smokers, which may have important implications for smoking cessation amid the pandemic.
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