Smoking and Mental Illness: Prevalence, Patterns and Correlates of Smoking and Smoking Cessation amo
Friday, August 14, 2020
Posted by: Natalia Gromov
Asharani PV, Ling Seet VA,
Abdin E, et al.
Smoking and Mental
Illness: Prevalence, Patterns and Correlates of Smoking and Smoking Cessation
among Psychiatric Patients.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020;17(15):E5571. Published 2020 Aug 1.
doi:10.3390/ijerph17155571
This study aims to understand (a) the prevalence and correlates of smoking in a
psychiatric population, (b) factors that encourage smoking cessation, and (c)
awareness towards cessation programmes. This study captured data (n = 380) through a
modified version of the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS). A descriptive
analysis of the data was performed. The prevalence of smoking was 39.5% (n = 150) and 52.3% of the
smokers were dependent on nicotine. More than half of the smokers had made at
least one attempt to quit in the past 12 months and 56% reported no immediate
plans to quit smoking. The awareness towards institutional smoking cessation
programmes was fair (44%), with 49.7% of smokers having indicated that they
were willing to use the service upon referral. Smokers endorsed that increasing
the cost of cigarettes, restricting availability, and increasing knowledge of
health harms could encourage smoking cessation. Past smokers reported that
self-determination/willpower followed by substitution of smoking with other
types of foods and drinks were factors that helped them achieve successful
cessation. Given that the readiness to quit and awareness towards cessation
programmes are low among the smokers, concerted efforts through educational
programmes and policy changes are crucial to achieve successful cessation.
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