BACKGROUND In this study our aim was to determine the rate of smoking in a sample of psychiatric in-patients with diagnoses of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depression and to examine factors related to smoking status and the level of dependence in this population. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 160 people were included in this descriptive study. 80 were inpatients with schizophr...

BACKGROUND This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of cigarette smoking and some of the related factors among schizophrenic and other hospitalized psychiatric patients. METHODS This was a cross-sectional study on 120 patients hospitalized in Shahid Beheshti hospital in Kerman in 2005. Patients were equally devided in two groups of schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders. Sampling wa...

Correlates of heavy smoking (greater than or equal to 25 cigarettes per day) were examined in a group of 380 smokers participating in a minimal-contact smoking relapse prevention trial. The results indicate that heavy smokers are more dependent on cigarettes. Compared with smokers consuming 15 or fewer cigarettes per day, heavy smokers reported greater difficulty quitting, were more troubled by...

INTRODUCTION The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors that affect people who are in the process of quitting smoking. METHODS A randomly selected sample of 110 participants in a smoking cessation program (SCP) of a hospital in Thessaloniki Greece. Instruments of data collection were: i) the Demographic Data Lifestyle Questionnaire and ii) the Fragerstrom Tolerance Questionnaire...

BACKGROUND India has millions of tobacco users. It is the leading cause of deaths due to oral cancer and hence needs effective strategies to curb it. Hence the aim of present study was to evaluate and compare the effectiveness of Oral Health Education (OHE) and Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) in tobacco cessation. MATERIAL AND METHODS The clinical trial consisted of Manohar Lal Kapoor (MLK...

Abstract Background Tobacco smoking is considered currently a global public health concern among youth especially school students. There scarcity of data about the impact this phenomenon in Middle Eastern countries. This study assesses prevalence tobacco smoking, including conventional cigarettes, E-cigarettes, and water pipe its sociodemographic psychiatric correlates sample general secondary ...