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Article: High Perceived Susceptibility to and Severity of COVID-19 in Smokers Are Associated with Quitting-Related Behaviors
Title | High Perceived Susceptibility to and Severity of COVID-19 in Smokers Are Associated with Quitting-Related Behaviors |
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Keywords | risk perception quit attempt smoking cessation tobacco coronavirus disease |
Issue Date | 2021 |
Publisher | Molecular Diversity Preservation International. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.mdpi.org/ijerph |
Citation | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021, v. 18 n. 20, p. article no. 10894 How to Cite? |
Abstract | A growing body of evidence shows smoking is a risk factor for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). We examined the associations of quitting-related behaviors with perceived susceptibility to and severity of COVID-19 in smokers. We conducted a telephone survey of 659 community-based adult smokers (81.7% male) in Hong Kong, where there was no lockdown. Exposure variables were perceptions that smoking can increase the risk of contracting COVID-19 (perceived susceptibility) and its severity if infected (perceived severity). Outcome variables were quit attempts, smoking reduction since the outbreak of the pandemic, and intention to quit within 30 days. Covariates included sex, age, education, heaviness of smoking, psychological distress, and perceived danger of COVID-19. High perceived susceptibility and severity were reported by 23.9% and 41.7% of participants, respectively. High perceived susceptibility was associated with quit attempts (prevalence ratio (PR) 2.22, 95% CI 1.41–3.49), smoking reduction (PR 1.75, 95% CI 1.21–2.51), and intention to quit (PR 2.31, 95% CI 1.40–3.84). Perceived severity of COVID-19 was associated with quit attempts (PR 1.64, 95% CI 1.01–2.67) but not with smoking reduction or intention to quit. To conclude, the perceived susceptibility to and severity of COVID-19 in smokers were associated with quitting-related behaviors in current smokers, which may have important implications for smoking cessation amid the pandemic. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/306427 |
ISSN | 2019 Impact Factor: 2.849 2020 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.747 |
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dc.contributor.author | LI, Y | - |
dc.contributor.author | Luk, TT | - |
dc.contributor.author | Wu, Y | - |
dc.contributor.author | Cheung, DYT | - |
dc.contributor.author | Li, WHC | - |
dc.contributor.author | Tong, HSC | - |
dc.contributor.author | Lai, VWY | - |
dc.contributor.author | Ho, DS | - |
dc.contributor.author | Lam, TH | - |
dc.contributor.author | Wang, MP | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-10-22T07:34:27Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2021-10-22T07:34:27Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2021 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021, v. 18 n. 20, p. article no. 10894 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1661-7827 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/306427 | - |
dc.description.abstract | A growing body of evidence shows smoking is a risk factor for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). We examined the associations of quitting-related behaviors with perceived susceptibility to and severity of COVID-19 in smokers. We conducted a telephone survey of 659 community-based adult smokers (81.7% male) in Hong Kong, where there was no lockdown. Exposure variables were perceptions that smoking can increase the risk of contracting COVID-19 (perceived susceptibility) and its severity if infected (perceived severity). Outcome variables were quit attempts, smoking reduction since the outbreak of the pandemic, and intention to quit within 30 days. Covariates included sex, age, education, heaviness of smoking, psychological distress, and perceived danger of COVID-19. High perceived susceptibility and severity were reported by 23.9% and 41.7% of participants, respectively. High perceived susceptibility was associated with quit attempts (prevalence ratio (PR) 2.22, 95% CI 1.41–3.49), smoking reduction (PR 1.75, 95% CI 1.21–2.51), and intention to quit (PR 2.31, 95% CI 1.40–3.84). Perceived severity of COVID-19 was associated with quit attempts (PR 1.64, 95% CI 1.01–2.67) but not with smoking reduction or intention to quit. To conclude, the perceived susceptibility to and severity of COVID-19 in smokers were associated with quitting-related behaviors in current smokers, which may have important implications for smoking cessation amid the pandemic. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Molecular Diversity Preservation International. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.mdpi.org/ijerph | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | - |
dc.rights | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. | - |
dc.subject | risk perception | - |
dc.subject | quit attempt | - |
dc.subject | smoking cessation | - |
dc.subject | tobacco | - |
dc.subject | coronavirus disease | - |
dc.title | High Perceived Susceptibility to and Severity of COVID-19 in Smokers Are Associated with Quitting-Related Behaviors | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.email | Luk, TT: luktt@connect.hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Wu, Y: yongdang@connect.hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Cheung, DYT: takderek@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Li, WHC: william3@HKUCC-COM.hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Ho, DS: syho@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Lam, TH: hrmrlth@hkucc.hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Wang, MP: mpwang@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Luk, TT=rp02827 | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Cheung, DYT=rp02262 | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Li, WHC=rp00528 | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Ho, DS=rp00427 | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Lam, TH=rp00326 | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Wang, MP=rp01863 | - |
dc.description.nature | published_or_final_version | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/ijerph182010894 | - |
dc.identifier.pmid | 34682641 | - |
dc.identifier.pmcid | PMC8535969 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-85117009983 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 328958 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 18 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 20 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | article no. 10894 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | article no. 10894 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000714056500001 | - |
dc.publisher.place | Switzerland | - |