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The impact of smoking cessation attempts on stress levels

Authors
 Seong-Jun Kim  ;  Wonjeong Chae  ;  Woo-Hyun Park  ;  Min-Ho Park  ;  Eun-Cheol Park  ;  Sung-In Jang 
Citation
 BMC PUBLIC HEALTH, Vol.19(1) : 267, 2019 
Journal Title
BMC PUBLIC HEALTH
Issue Date
2019
MeSH
Adult ; Cigarette Smoking/psychology ; Female ; Humans ; Logistic Models ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Odds Ratio ; Republic of Korea/epidemiology ; Smoking Cessation/psychology* ; Stress, Psychological/epidemiology* ; Young Adult
Keywords
Health policy ; Smoking cessation attempt ; Smoking cessation failure ; Stress
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Cigarette smoking is a major health risk, particularly in male South Koreans. Smoking cessation can benefit health; however, the process of quitting smoking is difficult to some smokers and shows its relationship to their stress level. The hypothesis of this study is that who has failed attempts to stop smoking induce more stress than habitual smoking.

METHODS: To test this, the analysis on the association between smoking cessation attempts and stress levels in smokers was performed. The Korean Community Health Survey (2011-2016) data with the total of 488,417 participants' data were used for this study. Survey data were analyzed using the chi-square test and logistic regression. As the dependent variable, self-reported level of stress was selected.

RESULTS: Of the subject population, 78.3% (63.3% males, 81.4% females) felt stressed. Among participants who successfully stopped smoking, 73.0% (72.6% males, 78.1% females) reported feeling stressed. In contrast, of those who failed to stop smoking, 83.3% (83.6% males, 86.3% females) reported high stress levels. Among those who did not attempt smoking cessation, 81.1% (81.2% males, 80.3% females) responded that they experienced stress. Those who failed to stop smoking had higher odds of stress than those who did not attempt smoking cessation [odds ratio (OR) 1.11, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.09-1.14, p < 0.001]. Those who successfully stopped smoking had lower odds of stress than those who did not attempt smoking cessation (OR 0.87, 95% CI 0.86-0.89, p < 0.001).

CONCLUSION: The study found an association between unsuccessful smoking cessation and stress level. As the result, people who failed smoking cessation showed higher stress. These data should be considered in health policy recommendations for smokers.
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DOI
10.1186/s12889-019-6592-9
Appears in Collections:
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Preventive Medicine (예방의학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Park, Eun-Cheol(박은철) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2306-5398
Jang, Sung In(장성인) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0760-2878
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/169388
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