Tobacco Quit Intentions and Behaviors among Cigar Smokers in the United States in Response to COVID-19
Tobacco Quit Intentions and Behaviors among Cigar Smokers in the United States in Response to COVID-19
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DOI：
10.3390/ijerph17155368
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发表时间：
2020-08-01
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通讯作者：
Goldstein, Adam O.
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作者：
Kowitt, Sarah D.;Cornacchione Ross, Jennifer;Goldstein, Adam O.
可燃烟草使用者患COVID-19严重并发症的风险似乎更大。这项研究调查了雪茄吸烟者在当前大流行期间对COVID-19的感知风险、戒烟意图和行为。我们在2020年4月23日至2020年5月7日期间进行了一项在线研究，作为一项正在进行的研究的一部分，该研究调查了人们对雪茄不同健康影响的看法。所有参与者在过去30天内都抽过雪茄（n = 777）。四分之三的样本（76.0%）认为，与不吸烟者相比，他们患COVID-19并发症的风险更高。由于COVID-19，大多数参与者（70.8%）打算在未来六个月内戒烟，几乎一半的样本（46.5%）报告说，自COVID-19大流行开始以来，他们曾尝试戒烟。更多的参与者报告说，自COVID-19开始以来，他们增加了烟草使用（40.9%），而减少了烟草使用（17.8%）。黑人或非裔美国人参与者、报告使用戒烟热线的参与者以及对COVID-19风险认知较高的参与者由于COVID-19而戒烟的意图更高，并且自COVID-19开始以来尝试戒烟的几率更高。需要更多的研究来了解烟草使用者如何看待COVID-19风险并改变其烟草使用行为。
Combustible tobacco users appear to be at greater risk for serious complications from COVID-19. This study examined cigar smokers' perceived risk of COVID-19, quit intentions, and behaviors during the current pandemic. We conducted an online study between 23 April 2020 to 7 May 2020, as part of an ongoing study examining perceptions of different health effects of cigars. All participants used cigars in the past 30 days (n = 777). Three-quarters of the sample (76.0%) perceived they had a higher risk of complications from COVID-19 compared to non-smokers. The majority of participants (70.8%) intended to quit in the next six months due to COVID-19, and almost half of the sample (46.5%) reported making a quit attempt since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Far more participants reported increasing their tobacco use since COVID-19 started (40.9%) vs. decreasing their tobacco use (17.8%). Black or African American participants, participants who reported using a quitline, and participants with higher COVID-19 risk perceptions had higher intentions to quit using tobacco due to COVID-19, and higher odds of making a quit attempt since COVID-19 started. More research is needed to understand how tobacco users are perceiving COVID-19 risks and changing their tobacco use behaviors.