Moderators of changes in smoking, drinking and quitting behaviour associated with the first COVID-19 lockdown in England.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To estimate changes in smoking, drinking and quitting behaviour from before to during the first COVID-19 lockdown in England, and whether changes differed by age, sex or social grade.

Design

Representative cross-sectional surveys of adults, collected monthly between August 2018 and July 2020.

Setting

England.

Participants

A total of 36 980 adults (≥ 18 years).

Measurements

Independent variables were survey month (pre-lockdown: August-February versus lockdown months: April-July) and year (pandemic: 2019/20 versus comparator: 2018/19). Smoking outcomes were smoking prevalence, cessation, quit attempts, quit success and use of evidence-based or remote cessation support. Drinking outcomes were high-risk drinking prevalence, alcohol reduction attempts and

SUBMITTER: Jackson SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8652848 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature