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- Title
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Stress, Isolation, Smoking Behaviors, and Motivation to Quit in People with HIV Who Smoke.
- Authors
Cioe, Patricia A.; Schnoll, Robert; Hoeppner, Bettina B.; Gross, Robert; Hitsman, Brian L.; Leone, Frank T.; Ashare, Rebecca; Vilardaga, Roger; Tashima, Karen; Pinkston, Megan; Kahler, Christopher W.
- Abstract
People with HIV (PWH) smoke at higher rates compared with the general population and have lower cessation rates. The primary aim of this study was to examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on smoking in PWH. A survey was administered to participants in two smoking cessation trials in the United States. Mean cigarettes per day was 13.9 (SD 8.6), and participants reported they had smoked on average for 30.93 years (SD 10.4). More than half (55.7%) of participants (N = 140) reported not changing their smoking during the pandemic, while 15% reported decreasing, and 25% reported increasing their smoking. In bivariate analyses, worrying about food due to lack of money (χ2 = 9.13, df 2, p = 0.01) and greater Covid-related worry (rs = 0.19, p = 0.02) were significantly associated with increased smoking. Qualitative research may be needed to more clearly elucidate factors related to smoking behaviors among PWH.
- Subjects
UNITED States; SMOKING cessation; RISK assessment; WORRY; RESEARCH funding; SMOKING; FOOD security; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; CHI-squared test; MOTIVATION (Psychology); PSYCHOLOGY of HIV-positive persons; PSYCHOLOGICAL stress; STATISTICS; COVID-19 pandemic; SOCIAL isolation
- Publication
AIDS & Behavior, 2023, Vol 27, Issue 6, p1862
- ISSN
1090-7165
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10461-022-03917-w