Brief interventions for smoking and alcohol associated with the COVID-19 pandemic: a population survey in England.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, in March 2020 health care delivery underwent considerable changes. It is unclear how this may have affected the delivery of Brief Interventions (BIs) for smoking and alcohol. We examined the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the receipt of BIs for smoking and alcohol in primary care in England and whether certain priority groups (e.g., less advantaged socioeconomic positions, or a history of a mental health condition) were differentially affected.

Methods

We used nationally representative data from a monthly cross-sectional survey in England between 03/2014 and 06/2022. Monthly trends in the receipt of BIs for smoking and alcohol were examined using generalised additive models among adults who smoked in the past-year

SUBMITTER: Kock L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10763226 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature