Smoking uptake is associated with increased psychological distress: results of a national longitudinal study

Carter, Kristie N; Deen, Frederieke S van der; Wilson, Nick; Blakely, Tony

doi:10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2012-050614

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“…The direction of causality indicates that there is a modest association between smoking and subsequent increases in psychological distress, including depressed mood (Carter, ven der Deen, Wilson, & Blakely, 2012). Those smokers who have unsuccessfully tried to quit also show very high levels of distress (Sung, Prochaska, Ong, Shi, & Max, 2011;van der Deen, Carter, Wilson, & Collings, 2011).…”

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Tobacco Smoking in Adolescence Predicts Maladaptive Coping Styles in Adulthood

McGee¹,

Williams²,

Nada-Raja³

et al. 2013

Nicotine & Tobacco Research

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Tobacco Smoking in Adolescence Predicts Maladaptive Coping Styles in Adulthood

McGee¹,

Williams²,

Nada-Raja³

et al. 2013

Nicotine & Tobacco Research

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“…All individuals were categorized into three groups: never smokers, current smokers and former smokers as previous report [37, 38]. Never smokers were defined as those who had never smoked at least 1 cigarette a day in one’s lifetime.…”

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Cigarette smoking reduced renal function deterioration in hypertensive patients may be mediated by elevated homocysteine

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Elevated homocysteine (HCY) and smoking are both important risk factors for hypertensive patients. However, whether they have crossing effect on renal function deterioration of hypertensive patients and what is the underlying mechanism are unclear. In the present study, 3033 participants diagnosed as essential hypertension with estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR)> 30 ml/min/1.73 m2 from southern China were enrolled in this cross-sectional study. We collected the demographic and clinical data. In addition, the mediation effects were analyzed. The results showed that, comparing with non-smokers, smokers had significant higher levels of HCY (13.10 (11.20−16.87) vs. 11.00 (8.90−13.40) umol/L, P < 0.001) and lower eGFR (79.71 (66.83−91.05) vs. 82.89 (69.80−95.85) ml/min/1.73m2, P < 0.001). HCY levels and smoking were independently associated with decreased eGFR. Meanwhile, eGFR levels were significantly negatively correlated with HCY (P < 0.001), and this correlation might be stronger in current smokers. Current smoker consuming over 20 cigarettes per day would accelerate early renal function deterioration (OR = 1.859, P = 0.019). The mediation effects analysis further showed that the association between smoking and renal function deterioration was mediated by HCY. And elevated HCY was accounted for 56.94% of the estimated causal effect of smoking on renal function deterioration in hypertensive patients. Our findings indicated that cigarette smoking was associated with renal function deterioration in hypertensive patients, and the association between cigarette smoking and renal function deterioration was probably mediated by elevated HCY. Therefore, HCY-lowering therapy may be beneficial for renal function deterioration in hypertensive smoking patients.

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“…Nevertheless, stress relief is commonly perceived as an advantage of smoking and beliefs about smoking as a stress reducing agent are prevalent among smokers, even years after having quit (Herd and Borland, 2009). The sensation of nicotine withdrawal in many ways resemble the experience of stress, and relieving nicotine withdrawal by smoking may therefore be mistaken for general stress reduction (Carter et al, 2014). …”

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Stress-related expectations about smoking cessation and future quit attempts and abstinence - a prospective study in daily smokers who wish to quit

Skov-Ettrup

Egan

Dalum

et al. 2017

Preventive Medicine Reports

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Smokers who wish to quit may refrain from doing so if they expect to experience more stress after haven given up. We test if stress-related expectations about smoking cessation are associated with quit attempts and abstinence among smokers who are motivated to quit. The study included 1809 daily smokers in Denmark in 2011–2013. Stress-related expectations (do you think you will be more, less or equally stressed as a non-smoker?) were measured at baseline. Quit attempts, 30-day point prevalence abstinence and prolonged abstinence (defined as having been abstinent since baseline), were measured after 3, 8 and 14 months.We found that the association between expecting to be more stressed if giving up smoking differed between participants who had previously attempted to quit and those who had not: In participants who previously attempted to quit (47%), expecting to be more stressed was associated with significantly lower odds of abstinence compared to smokers who expected the same or a lower level of stress (odds ratios were 0.49 (95% CI: 0.31–0.79) for 30-day abstinence and was 0.28 (95% CI: 0.08–0.99) for prolonged abstinence). In participants who had not previously attempted to quit, expectations about stress were not associated with abstinence.Results indicate that expectations about stress in relation to smoking cessation are an important determinant of cessation in smokers who previously attempted to quit. Addressing stress and how to handle stressful situations may increase the likelihood of a successful quit attempt.

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Smoking uptake is associated with increased psychological distress: results of a national longitudinal study

Abstract: The findings provide some support for a modest association between smoking uptake and a subsequent increase in psychological distress, but more research is needed before such information is considered for inclusion in public health messages.

Cited by 23 publications

References 28 publications

Tobacco Smoking in Adolescence Predicts Maladaptive Coping Styles in Adulthood

Tobacco Smoking in Adolescence Predicts Maladaptive Coping Styles in Adulthood

Cigarette smoking reduced renal function deterioration in hypertensive patients may be mediated by elevated homocysteine

Stress-related expectations about smoking cessation and future quit attempts and abstinence - a prospective study in daily smokers who wish to quit

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