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ArticleJournal of community health2025

The Built Environment, PTSD Symptoms, and Tobacco Use among Permanent Supportive Housing Residents.

Mark R Hawes, Deepalika Chakravarty, Fan Xia, Wendy Max, Margot Kushel, Maya Vijayaraghavan

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Mark R HawesCenter for Tobacco Control Research and Education, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA. mark.hawes@ucsf.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-5655-0675
Deepalika ChakravartyCenter for AIDS Prevention Studies, Division of Prevention Science, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Fan XiaDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Wendy MaxDepartment of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Margot KushelDivision of General Internal Medicine, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Maya VijayaraghavanCenter for Tobacco Control Research and Education, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.

Funding

A community-based trial of a voluntary smoke-free home intervention in permanent supportive housing for formerly homeless adultsR37CA248448 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI Maya Vijayaraghavan · 2021 to 2026
$4.0M
Postdoctoral training in tobacco controlT32DA057216 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI Dorothy Elinor Apollonio, Pamela May Ling · 2023 to 2026
$2.0M
Division of Cancer Prevention, National Cancer Institute R37CA248448Intramural Research Program, National Institute on Drug Abuse 5T32DA057216NCI NIH HHS R37 CA248448NIDA NIH HHS T32 DA057216
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Abstract

introduction50% of permanent supportive housing (PSH) residents in the U.S. smoke cigarettes, and tobacco-related mortality is their number one cause of death. Over 30% of PSH residents have post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and many perceive their built environment (e.g., housing) as inadequate for mental and physical health recovery. It is unknown whether built environment factors moderate the relationship between PTSD and tobacco use among PSH residents.

methodsWe used baseline data from 400 participants in a smoke-free home intervention in PSH sites in the San Francisco Bay Area between 2022 and 2024. We explored whether perceived housing quality and perceived neighborhood safety moderated the relationship between PTSD symptoms and cigarettes per day (CPD) using linear mixed models.

results62.8% of the participants were male, 41.8% were Black, 30.5% screened positive for PTSD, 54.3% rated their housing as average/poor, and the mean neighborhood safety score was 3.4 (SD 0.9). Mean CPD was significantly higher in participants with PTSD compared to those without PTSD among participants who rated their housing as good/excellent (5.1; 95% CI: 2.7, 7.5) or their neighborhood as safer (7.8; 95% CI: 2.8, 12.8). Mean CPD was not significantly different between those with and without PTSD among participants who rated their housing as average/poor or their neighborhood as less safe.

conclusionsPerceived housing quality and neighborhood safety moderated the association between PTSD symptoms and CPD. Findings have implications for developing trauma-informed, multi-level interventions for tobacco use that combine individually directed approaches with those that consider the built environment.

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Built EnvironmentPublic HousingStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticTobacco UseAdultFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeighborhood CharacteristicsSan Francisco

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PMID39681791
PMCPMC11936717

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