Cigarette smoking and 9/11-related posttraumatic stress disorder among World Trade Center Health Registry enrollees, 2003-12

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• Personal Author:
  Caramanica K ; Chiles MC ; Jasek JP ; Johns M ; Welch AE
• Description:
  Objective: Numerous studies have observed higher rates of smoking among adults with mental health conditions. We examined posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and smoking over a 7.9 year period among adults with firsthand exposure to the 9/11 attacks enrolled in the World Trade Center Health Registry. Method: Data were collected at three waves: W1 (2003.04), W2 (2006.07), and W3 (2011.12). Enrollees aged .25 at W1 and who completed all three waves (n = 34,458) were categorized by smoker-type: non-smoker, non-daily (smoked some days in last 30 days), light (1.10 cigarettes per day (CPD)), or heavy (11+ CPD). Enrollees who smoked at W1 but not W3 were considered to have quit. PTSD was defined as a score of .44 on the PTSD Checklist.Civilian Version. Results: Smoking declined significantly from W1 (12.6%) to W3 (9.2%). Smoking prevalence was higher among enrollees with PTSD. In multivariable models, odds of quitting were 25.39% lower among heavy, light, and non-daily smokers with PTSD compared to those without. Conclusion: PTSD was associated with reduced odds of quitting regardless of smoker-type. Disaster-exposed smokers with PTSD are likely in need of more supportive services in order to abstain from smoking. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aging Men Mental Disorders Mental Health Occupational Health Safety September 11 Terrorist Attacks Smokers Stress, Psychological Tobacco Products Women

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• Keywords:
  Age-groups Author Keywords: 9/11 Cigarette-smoking Disaster Humans Mental-disorders Mental-health Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Psychological-effect Psychological-stress Psychology PTSD Smoking Smoking Cessation Statistical-analysis World Trade Center WTC

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• ISSN:
  0091-7435
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; OSHA Region 2
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  94-99
• Volume:
  73
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20046550
• Citation:
  Prev Med 2015 Apr; 73:94-99
• Contact Point Address:
  Alice E.Welch, NYC Department of Health andMental Hygiene, 42-09 28th Street, 7th Floor, Queens, NY 11101
• Email:
  awelch1@health.nyc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• Performing Organization:
  New York City Health/Mental Hygiene
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20090430
• Source Full Name:
  Preventive Medicine
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:1b59c435505f9dd8eb59ba2293bff3bb210a1cfbee68b46c51d1682aaec3ac6fcef59e17956bdf8a8c3925a498019950edd619d9e252f4218b76357f914467d0
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/201565/cdc_201565_DS1.pdf
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