Experienced Effects on Well-Being following Smoking Cessation

Findings from the 2020 ITC Four Country Smoking and Vaping Survey

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ID15480927
AuthorsLin Li (0000-0003-2896-7988, The University of Melbourne), Ron Borland (0000-0003-0059-178X, The University of Melbourne, corresponding author), Hua-Hie Yong (0000-0001-8167-6173, Deakin University), Shannon Gravely (0000-0001-5224-9105, University of Waterloo), Geoffrey T Fong (0000-0001-9098-6472, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research), K Michael Cummings (0000-0002-7103-7017, Medical University of South Carolina), Katherine East (0000-0001-9083-2131, King's College London), Michael Le Grande (0000-0001-5902-6131, The University of Melbourne)
Year2022
Volume19
Issue16
Pages10037-10037
Publication date2022-08-15
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph191610037
PMID36011672
OpenAlexW4291449174
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited17

Most ex-smokers reported changes in their well-being since quitting, with more reporting improvements than declines. Well-being improved with duration of time since quitting, but did not appear to be influenced by daily vaping use, but stress coping may be better among vapers. Persisting worries about possible future health effects from smoking may be reducing the experienced benefits of quitting smoking for some

Anxiety · Coping (psychology · Nicotine · Psychiatry · Quit smoking · Smoking cessation · Well-being · Worry · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Clinical Psychology · Demography · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Psychology · Smoking Behavior and Cessation

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