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The European Journal of Public Health Advance Access published online on May 19, 2005
The European Journal of Public Health, doi:10.1093/eurpub/cki076
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© The Author 2005. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of European Public Health Association. All rights reserved
Received March 19, 2003
Accepted November 10, 2003

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Nicotine dependence treatment: perceived health status improvement with 1-year continuous smoking abstinence

Ivana T. Croghan 1*, Darrell R. Schroeder 2, J. Taylor Hays 3, Kay M. Eberman 4, Christi A. Patten 5, Emily J. Berg 1, and Richard D. Hurt 6

1 1 Nicotine Research Program, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, MN, USA
2 2 Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, MN, USA
3 3 Division of General Internal Medicine , Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, MN, USA
4 4 Nicotine Dependence Center, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, MN, USA
5 1 Nicotine Research Program, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, MN, USA 5 Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, MN, USA
6 1 Nicotine Research Program, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, MN, USA 6 Division of Community Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, MN, USA


  Abstract

Background: This study evaluated change in health status as a function of change in smoking status among patients treated clinically for nicotine dependence by comparing overall perceived health status of patients who abstained from cigarettes for 1 year versus those who smoked continuously for 1 year. Methods: Patients from the Mayo Clinic Nicotine Dependence Center completed a quality-of-life questionnaire (SF-36) following their consultation for nicotine dependence (baseline). At 1 year post-intervention, patients were mailed a follow-up survey that included the SF-36 and items assessing interval smoking history. Study patients included those who self-reported continuous smoking (n=60) and those reporting continuous smoking abstinence for the entire follow-up year (n=146). Data from SF-36 scales at 1 year were analysed using analysis of covariance with baseline scale scores serving as covariates along with baseline characteristics that differed significantly between groups. Results: Compared with those who continued to smoke, patients who were continuously abstinent from smoking for the entire year had more improvement in perceived health status for the SF-36 mental composite scale (P=0.009) and for the SF-36 subscales for role limitations (P<0.001 and P=0.017 for emotional and physical role limitations, respectively), social functioning (P=0.010) and general health (P=0.013). Conclusions: Smokers treated for nicotine dependence who stop smoking for a year report more improvement in-quality-of-life compared with those who continue to smoke.

Keywords: nicotine dependence; quality-of-life; SF-36; smoking; treatment.
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