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1 to 3 of 3 Research Studies DisplayedAschbrenner KA, Brunette MF, McElvery R
Cigarette smoking and interest in quitting among overweight and obese adults with serious mental illness enrolled in a fitness intervention.
The authors explored cigarette smoking, health status, and interest in quitting among overweight and obese adults with serious mental illness enrolled in a fitness intervention. Using the In SHAPE fitness intervention data, the researchers found that 84% of smokers were interested in quitting. Smokers in the intervention had lower high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and were less ready to reduce dietary fat.
AHRQ-funded; HS021695.
Citation: Aschbrenner KA, Brunette MF, McElvery R .
Cigarette smoking and interest in quitting among overweight and obese adults with serious mental illness enrolled in a fitness intervention.
J Nerv Ment Dis 2015 Jun;203(6):473-6. doi: 10.1097/nmd.0000000000000309.
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Keywords: Health Status, Lifestyle Changes, Behavioral Health, Obesity, Tobacco Use
Witt WP, Mandell KC, Wisk LE
Predictors of alcohol and tobacco use prior to and during pregnancy in the US: the role of maternal stressors.
The purpose of the study was to understand the association between stressful life events prior to conception (PSLEs) and women’s alcohol and tobacco use prior to and during pregnancy, and the continuation of such use through pregnancy. It finds that PSLEs are associated with increased tobacco use prior to and during pregnancy, as well as an increased amount of alcohol use during pregnancy among U.S. women.
AHRQ-funded; HS000063; HS000083.
Citation: Witt WP, Mandell KC, Wisk LE .
Predictors of alcohol and tobacco use prior to and during pregnancy in the US: the role of maternal stressors.
Arch Womens Ment Health 2015 Jun;18(3):523-37. doi: 10.1007/s00737-014-047-9.
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Keywords: Pregnancy, Lifestyle Changes, Alcohol Use, Tobacco Use, Maternal Care
Chavez LJ, Ornelas IJ, Lyles CR
Racial/ethnic workplace discrimination: association with tobacco and alcohol use.
The authors examined the association between workplace discrimination and tobacco and alcohol use in a large, multistate sample of U.S. adult respondents to the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey Reactions to Race Module (2004-2010). They found that, among Hispanics, workplace discrimination was associated with increased heavy and binge drinking, but not any alcohol use or smoking. Workplace discrimination among black non-Hispanics and white Non-Hispanics was associated with increased current and daily smoking, but not alcohol outcomes.
AHRQ-funded; HS013853; HS022408; HS022800.
Citation: Chavez LJ, Ornelas IJ, Lyles CR .
Racial/ethnic workplace discrimination: association with tobacco and alcohol use.
Am J Prev Med 2015 Jan;48(1):42-9. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2014.08.013.
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Keywords: Alcohol Use, Lifestyle Changes, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Tobacco Use