Journal article
Experienced Effects on Well-Being following Smoking Cessation: Findings from the 2020 ITC Four Country Smoking and Vaping Survey
L Li, R Borland, HH Yong, S Gravely, GT Fong, KM Cummings, K East, M Le Grande
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | Published : 2022
Abstract
Background and Aims: There has been limited research addressing changes in subjective well-being as a result of quitting smoking. This paper examines recent ex-smokers’ well-being related experiences overall and as a function of (1) duration of cessation and (2) continued nicotine use from vaping. Methods: A sample of 1379 ever-daily smoking ex-smokers (quit for up to 5 years) from the 2020 ITC Four Country Smoking and Vaping Survey (Australia, Canada, the UK, and the US), of which 27.1% currently vaped daily. Well-being measures were perceived changes post-quitting in emotion coping (stress and negative emotions), enjoyment of life, and day-to-day functioning. We also assessed the level of ..
View full abstractRelated Projects (2)
Grants
Awarded by Society for the Study of Addiction
Funding Acknowledgements
This study was supported by grants from the US National Cancer Institute (P01 CA200512), the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (FDN-148477), and the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (GNT 1106451). Additional support to G.T.F. was provided by a Senior Investigator Award from the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research and the Canadian Cancer Society O. Harold Warwick Prize. The sponsors had no role in the design or conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis, or interpretation of the data; preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript; or decision to submit for publication. K.E. is the recipient of Fellowship funding from the UK Society for the Study of Addiction (SSA).