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ArticleJournal of cancer survivorship : research and practice2024

Correlates of smoking during COVID-19 in the LGBTQI + cancer survivor population.

Dale Dagar Maglalang, Reece Lyerly, Nfn Scout, Jaqueline C Avila, Jasjit S Ahluwalia

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Article in Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Dale Dagar MaglalangCenter for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University School of Public Health, 121 S. Main Street, Box G-S121, Providence, RI, 02912, USA. dale_maglalang@brown.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-8909-0193
Reece LyerlyNational LGBT Cancer Network, Providence, RI, USA.
Nfn ScoutNational LGBT Cancer Network, Providence, RI, USA.
Jaqueline C AvilaDepartment of Gerentology, University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA, USA.
Jasjit S AhluwaliaCenter for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University School of Public Health, 121 S. Main Street, Box G-S121, Providence, RI, 02912, USA.
Brown University · USHarvard University · USProvidence College · USTufts University · USUniversity of Massachusetts Boston · US

Funding

Using wearables and EMA to examine the links between cannabis and depressionP20GM130414 · NIGMS · BROWN UNIVERSITY · PI Cara Murphy · 2019 to 2026
$22.0M
Center of Biomedical Research Excellence P20GM130414NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM130414
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeStressors brought on by the pandemic may have further encouraged lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex plus (LGBTQI +) cancer survivors to smoke. The purpose of this study is to examine factors associated with smoking among LGBTQI + cancer survivors during the pandemic.

methodsWe used a secondary data analysis of OUT: The National Cancer Survey. We conducted logistic regression analysis to examine the associations between psychological distress, binge drinking, and socio-demographic factors with ever use and current use of cigarettes, other tobacco, and nicotine products.

resultsOf the 1629 participants in our sample, 53% used in their lifetime and 13% reported current use. Correlates of increased ever use included being of older age (AOR = 1.02; 95% CI: 1.01, 1.03) and binge drinking (AOR = 2.47; 95% CI: 1.17, 5.20) while correlates of decreased ever use were among those with a graduate or professional degree (AOR = 0.40; 95% CI: 0.23, 0.71). Correlates of increased current use included being of Latine descent (AOR = 1.89; 95% CI: 1.07, 3.36), binge drinking (AOR = 3.18; 95% CI: 1.56, 6.48), without health insurance (AOR = 2.37; 95% CI: 1.10, 5.10), and being disabled (AOR = 1.64; 95% CI: 1.19, 2.26) while correlates of decreased current use were among cisgender women (AOR = 0.30; 95% CI: 0.12, 0.77), being of younger age (AOR = 0.98; 95% CI: 0.96, 0.99), and having a graduate or professional degree (AOR = 0.33; 95% CI: 0.15, 0.70).

conclusionsOur findings demonstrate that a proportion of LGBTQI + cancer survivors continue to smoke during the pandemic despite the increased risk involved with smoking. Furthermore, individuals with intersecting marginalized identities experience additional stressors that may have been further exacerbated by the conditions of the pandemic that encourage them to smoke. IMPLICATIONS FOR CANCER SURVIVORS: Quitting smoking after a cancer diagnosis can decrease the chances of recurrence and a new primary malignancy. In addition, practitioners and researchers should advocate towards examining and addressing systemic forms of oppression in institutions that LGBTQI + cancer survivors navigate during the pandemic.

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Cancer SurvivorsCOVID-19Sexual and Gender MinoritiesSmokingAdultAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasmsSARS-CoV-2Young AdultCancer survivorLGBTQINicotineSmokingTobacco

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PMCPMC10069945
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