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Erschienen in: Journal of Cancer Survivorship 6/2018

20.10.2018

Correlates of smoking status in cancer survivors

verfasst von: Melissa A. Little, Robert C. Klesges, Zoran Bursac, Jennifer P. Halbert, Jon Ebbert, Gerald W. Talcott, Benny Weksler

Erschienen in: Journal of Cancer Survivorship | Ausgabe 6/2018

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Abstract

Purpose

To determine the characteristics associated with cancer survivors which indicate continued cigarette smoking at or around the time of cancer diagnosis.

Methods

A total of 631 survivors were recruited in four cancer centers in Memphis, TN, between March 2015 and June 2016. To increase the probability of accurate reporting, surveys were conducted anonymously. A total of 112 respondents reported they were current smokers and 202 reported they were former smokers (n = 314), who comprised the sample.

Results

We found that the rate of daily e-cigarette use among cancer survivors who smoked was 15.2% versus 3.9% in cancer survivors who no longer smoked. The national rate of adult e-cigarette use is 3.5%. Multivariate models correlated the characteristics of current versus former smokers and revealed that increasing age (aOR = 0.97, p < .0001), decreasing education (aOR = 2.39, p < .02), and current use of e-cigarettes (aOR = 3.74, p < .00045) were frequently associated with current cigarette smoking.

Conclusions

While age and gender were associated with continued smoking, current use of e-cigarettes was associated with almost four times higher odds of being a current smoker. Further research is needed to determine if use of e-cigarettes deters or promotes the smoking cessation process, at least in cancer survivors.

Implications for Cancer Survivors

Among cancer survivors who continue to smoke after a cancer diagnosis, use of e-cigarettes is highly prevalent; research is needed to determine whether use of e-cigarettes promotes, has no effect, or hinders smoking cessation efforts among this vulnerable population.
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Metadaten
Titel
Correlates of smoking status in cancer survivors
verfasst von
Melissa A. Little
Robert C. Klesges
Zoran Bursac
Jennifer P. Halbert
Jon Ebbert
Gerald W. Talcott
Benny Weksler
Publikationsdatum
20.10.2018
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Journal of Cancer Survivorship / Ausgabe 6/2018
Print ISSN: 1932-2259
Elektronische ISSN: 1932-2267
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11764-018-0720-x

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