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CIGARETTE SMOKING AMONG NON-PSYCHOTIC PSYCHIATRIC PATIENTS

Marin Mamić orcid.org/0000-0002-0893-7805 ; Opća županijska bolnica Požega, Osječka 107, Požega, Hrvatska
Ivana Mamić ; Opća županijska bolnica Požega, Osječka 107, Požega, Hrvatska
Božica Lovrić ; Opća županijska bolnica Požega, Osječka 107, Požega, Hrvatska

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Introduction: Smokers use cigarettes to mitigate emotional problems, to suppress depression and anxiety, to stabilize the mood. They also use them for relaxation and as a stress relief. All these symptoms are common in patients with psychiatric disorders. Correlation between smoking and psychiatric disorders was established long time ago and these patients are more unlikely to quit smoking because of the abstinence symptoms which increase anxiety and depression.
Aim: This study examined the difference in intensity of depressive and anxiety symptoms among smokers and non-smokers with non-psychotic psychiatric disorders, the difference between diagnostic groups in nicotine addiction level, the connection between the intensity of anxiety or depressive symptoms with a level of cigarette addiction. It examines the connection between the intensity of anxiety and depressive symptoms and the desire to quit smoking and the connection between the intensity of anxiety and depressive symptoms and the number of cigarettes smoked.
Methods: The study tested 183 psychiatric patients, 95 smokers and 88 non-smokers, divided into three groups based on diagnosis. Following questionnaires were used: demographic survey questions, smoking habits questionnaire, Hospital Anxiety and Depression (HAD) scale, Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence (FTND) questionnaire. Following statistical methods were used: analysis of variance, Chi-squared test and Fisher's exact test. Significance levels were set to Alpha = 0,05.
Results: Results showed the difference in intensity of symptoms between examined diagnostic groups in personality disorder group where smokers were more anxious than non-smokers (p=0,006). Respondents with personality disorder are most addicted to nicotine in comparison with other diagnostic groups (p=0,026). Remaining hypotheses are rejected due to lack of statistical connection in examined diagnostic groups between the level of anxiety, depression and smoking addiction level. No connection was found between the level of addiction and amount of consumed cigarettes in any of the examined groups.
Conclusion: This study shows that smoking has the biggest impact on the personality disorder patients group. They are more anxious than non-smokers and they also show the highest smoking addiction level. All examined groups are aware of the smoking consequences and they have will to quit smoking.

Ključne riječi

smoking; anxiety; depression

Hrčak ID:

218592

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/218592

Datum izdavanja:

31.12.2018.

Podaci na drugim jezicima: hrvatski

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