Role of tobacco exposure in the course of COVID-19 disease and the impact of the disease on smoking behavior.
Clin Respir J
; 16(1): 57-62, 2022 Jan.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1470384
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The effect of COVID-19 on smoking behavior is not fully known. Studies evaluating the link between smoking and COVID-19 have controversial results. This study aims to evaluate patients' smoking status with COVID-19 and the effect of COVID-19 on smoking behavior.METHODS:
Data were collected from 150 COVID-19 patients with a positive polymerase chain reaction test for SARS-CoV-2 between 11 March 2020 and 15 May 2020 in Rize, Turkey. Patients were interviewed by phone calls 2 months after their recovery. After 9 months, a follow-up was performed for those who quit smoking.RESULTS:
Of the participants, 19 (12.7%) were current smokers before the COVID-19 diagnosis, and 15 (78.9%) of them stated that they quit smoking after their diagnosis. After nine months of follow-up, 11 of those 15 participants (57.8%) sustained abstinence.CONCLUSION:
Smoking cessation rates are high in people with COVID-19. Besides, the frequency of sustaining abstinence in the long term was also high in these individuals. The COVID-19 pandemic should be viewed as an open opportunity to strengthen and prioritize smoking cessation activities.Keywords
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Diagnostic study
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Experimental Studies
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Clin Respir J
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Crj.13452
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