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Trends in Smoking Among Adults With Mental Illness and Association Between Mental Health Treatment and Smoking Cessation

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Cook, Benjamin Lê, Wayne, Geoff Ferris, Kafali, E. Nilay, Liu, Zimin, Shu, Chang, Flores, Michael·2014·JAMA

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IMPORTANCE: Significant progress has been made in reducing the prevalence of tobacco use in the United States. However, tobacco cessation efforts have focused on the general population rather than individuals with mental illness, who demonstrate greater rates of tobacco use and nicotine dependence. OBJECTIVES: To assess whether declines in tobacco use have been realized among individuals with mental illness and examine the association between mental health treatment and smoking cessation. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: Use of nationally representative surveys of noninstitutionalized US residents to compare trends in smoking rates between adults with and without mental illness and across multiple disorders (2004-2011 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey [MEPS]) and to compare rates of smoking cessation among adults with mental illness who did and did not receive mental health treatment (2009-2011 National Survey of Drug Use and Health [NSDUH]).The MEPS sample included 32,156 respondents with mental illness (operationalized as reporting severe psychological distress, probable depression, or receiving treatment for mental illness) and 133,113 without mental illness. The NSDUH sample included 14,057 lifetime smokers with mental illness. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES: Current smoking status (primary analysis; MEPS sample) and smoking cessation, operationalized as a lifetime smoker who did not smoke in the last 30 days (secondary analysis; NSDUH sample). RESULTS: Adjusted smoking rates declined significantly among individuals without mental illness (19.2% [95% CI, 18.7-19.7%] to 16.5% [95% CI, 16.0%-17.0%]; P < .001) but changed only slightly among those with mental illness (25.3% [95% CI, 24.2%-26.3%] to 24.9% [95% CI, 23.8%- 26.0%]; P = .50), a significant difference in difference of 2.3% (95% CI, 0.7%-3.9%) (P = .005). Individuals with mental illness who received mental health treatment within the previous year were more likely to have quit smoking (37.2% [95% CI, 35.1%-39.4%]) than those not receiving treatment (33.1% [95% CI, 31.5%-34.7%]) (P = .005). CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: Between 2004 and 2011, the decline in smoking among individuals with mental illness was significantly less than among those without mental illness, although quit rates were greater among those receiving mental health treatment. This suggests that tobacco control policies and cessation interventions targeting the general population have not worked as effectively for persons with mental illness.

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Authors
Cook, B. L., Wayne, G. F., Kafali, E. N., Liu, Z., Shu, C., & Flores, M.
Affiliations
  • Cambridge Health Alliance (US)
  • Harvard Medical School/Cambridge Health Alliance, Department of Psychiatry, Cambridge, Massachusetts
  • Southwest University (CN)
  • Harvard University (US)
  • Brown University (US)
Venue
JAMA
Published
2014-01-08
Volume
311
Issue
2
Pages
172
ISSN
  • 0002-9955 (ISSN-L)
  • 0098-7484
OpenAlex
W2028087632
Cited by
519
References
46
Citations by year
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FWCI
31.69
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • JAMA (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (5r01mh091042-02)
  • National Institute on Aging (T32AG023482)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (R01-MH091042)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Smoking Behavior and Cessation
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
Keywords
smoking, tobacco use, mental illness, smoking cessation, psychotherapy, nicotine dependence, tobacco use trends, depression, psychological distress, tobacco cessation interventions, tobacco control, adults with mental illness, tobacco harm reduction
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Mental Disorders, Female, Health Surveys, Humans, Male, Mental Health, Middle Aged, Smoking, Social Control, Formal, Tobacco Use Disorder, United States, Prevalence, Smoking Cessation, Young Adult

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