Association between psychosocial factors and co-morbid cigarette smoking and alcohol use in a population experiencing homelessness.

ABSTRACT: The prevalence of combustible cigarette smoking in populations experiencing homelessness in the United States is five times that of the general population. The psychosocial well-being of persons who smoke and experience homelessness is poorer if such persons also use alcohol heavily. The PTQ2 study was a randomized clinical trial among persons experiencing homelessness who were also current smokers and heavy alcohol consumers. Secondary data analysis of the PTQ2 baseline data was conducted to examine associations among psychosocial variables (anxiety, depression, hopelessness, social network size), heaviness of smoking (cigarettes/day) and alcohol consumption (drinking days/month), and duration and frequency of homelessness. Among the 420 participants, the majority were male (75%), black (

SUBMITTER: Onigbogi O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10753056 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature