Impacts of COVID-19 on cigarette use, smoking behaviors, and tobacco purchasing behaviors.

Autor: Maloney SF; Center for the Study of Tobacco Products, Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, 100W. Franklin St. Suite 200, Richmond, VA 23220, USA., Combs M; Center for the Study of Tobacco Products, Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, 100W. Franklin St. Suite 200, Richmond, VA 23220, USA., Scholtes RL; Center for the Study of Tobacco Products, Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, 100W. Franklin St. Suite 200, Richmond, VA 23220, USA., Underwood M; Center for the Study of Tobacco Products, Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, 100W. Franklin St. Suite 200, Richmond, VA 23220, USA., Kilgalen B; Center for the Study of Tobacco Products, Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, 100W. Franklin St. Suite 200, Richmond, VA 23220, USA., Soule EK; Department of Health Education and Promotion, College of Health and Human Performance, East Carolina University, 1000 East 1st Street, Greenville, NC 27858, USA., Breland AB; Center for the Study of Tobacco Products, Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, 100W. Franklin St. Suite 200, Richmond, VA 23220, USA. Electronic address: abbrelan@vcu.edu.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Drug and alcohol dependence [Drug Alcohol Depend] 2021 Dec 01; Vol. 229 (Pt B), pp. 109144. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Oct 28.
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.109144
Abstrakt: Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant global impact. As a respiratory illness, COVID-19 may pose unique risks to cigarette smokers. This study used concept mapping, a mixed-method participatory approach, to identify impacts of COVID-19 on cigarette smokers.
Methods: Cigarette smokers across the United States (U.S.) were recruited to complete this online, multi-step study. Of the 126 participants who were invited to participate in this study, 91 participants (mean age = 40.9; SD = 11.3) completed at least one of the three study tasks (i.e., brainstorming, sorting, and rating). Participants completed a brief demographic survey and brainstormed statements that completed a focus prompt: "A specific way that Coronavirus/COVID-19 has impacted/affected my cigarette use, smoking behaviors, tobacco purchasing behaviors, and/or other tobacco-related behaviors is." After duplicate statements were removed, participants sorted the final list of 87 statements by similarity of content and rated how true statements were from them (1-Definitely NOT true to 7-Definitely true).
Results: Nine thematic clusters were identified: Smoking More, Smoking to Cope/Reduce Stress, Change in Smoking Behaviors Due to COVID-19, Concerns about Smoking and COVID-19 Risk, Social Impacts, Maintaining and Rationing Cigarette Supply, Impacts on Obtaining Cigarettes, Use of Other Tobacco Products/Drugs, and Minimal/No Impacts/Concerns of COVID-19. The highest rated cluster (i.e., most true) was the Smoking More cluster followed by the Concerns about Smoking and COVID-19 Risk cluster. The highest rated statement in the study was the statement "Smoking keeps me calm".
Conclusions: Cigarette smokers may endure additional impacts of COVID-19, such as increased COVID-19 health burdens, stressors related to risk of exposure, social stigma and isolation, financial burdens, and increased toxicant exposure from increased smoking frequency.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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