Tobacco-Related Disease, Health Beliefs, and Post-hospital Tobacco Abstinence.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Most hospitalized patients who smoke resume after discharge. Associations of tobacco-related disease and health beliefs with post-hospitalization abstinence were examined.

Methods

This was a cohort study using data from a 2018-2020 multicenter trial of hospitalized adults who smoked and wanted to quit. Tobacco-related disease was defined using primary discharge diagnosis codes. Baseline health beliefs included (1) smoking caused hospitalization, (2) quitting speeds recovery, and (3) quitting prevents future illness. Outcomes included self-reported 7-day point prevalence abstinence 1, 3, and 6 months after discharge. Separate logistic regression models for each of the three health beliefs were constructed. Models stratified by tobacco-related disease explored eff

SUBMITTER: Bernstein EY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10592560 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature