The association between risk perceptions, anxiety, and self-reported changes in tobacco and nicotine product use due to COVID-19 in May-June 2020 in Israel.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, reports about a possible protective effect of nicotine on COVID-19 conflicted with messaging by public health organizations about increased risks of COVID-19 due to smoking. The ambiguous information the public received, combined with COVID-19-induced anxiety, may have led to changes in tobacco or other nicotine product use. This study examined changes in use of combustible cigarettes (CCs), nargila (hookah/waterpipe), e-cigarettes, and IQOS and home-smoking behaviors. We also assessed COVID-19 related anxiety and perceptions regarding changes in risk of COVID-19 severity due to smoking.

Methods

We used cross-sectional data from a population telephone survey that was conducted in Israel in the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic (M

SUBMITTER: Rubinson NG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10126559 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature