Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6786915 | Archives of Psychiatric Nursing | 2016 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Correlations among smoking behaviors and co-morbid medical illnesses were examined among 982 smokers with mental illnesses enrolled in a smoking cessation program within Mental Health and Addictions Services in Vancouver, Canada. Significant correlates among individuals with psychotic disorders included associations between a history of emphysema/chronic obstructive pulmonary (COPD) disease and cigarettes smoked per day (r's = .35, p â¤Â .01), Confidence in quitting (r's = â.33, p â¤Â .01), and nicotine dependence (r's = .32, p â¤Â .01). Study findings may have implications for the development of integrated medical-psychiatric treatment delivery models that include comprehensive tobacco cessation programs tailored toward people with mental illnesses.
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Authors
Peggy El-Mallakh, Danielle McPeak, Milan Khara, Chizimuzo T. Okoli,