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Changes in Cigarette Smoking and Vaping in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in the UK: Findings from Baseline and 12-Month Follow up of HEBECO Study

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  • Dimitra Kale

    (Department of Behavioural Science and Health, University College London, London WC1E 7HB, UK
    SPECTRUM Research Consortium, Edinburgh EH8 9YL, UK)

  • Olga Perski

    (Department of Behavioural Science and Health, University College London, London WC1E 7HB, UK
    SPECTRUM Research Consortium, Edinburgh EH8 9YL, UK)

  • Aleksandra Herbec

    (Department of Behavioural Science and Health, University College London, London WC1E 7HB, UK
    Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK)

  • Emma Beard

    (Department of Behavioural Science and Health, University College London, London WC1E 7HB, UK
    SPECTRUM Research Consortium, Edinburgh EH8 9YL, UK)

  • Lion Shahab

    (Department of Behavioural Science and Health, University College London, London WC1E 7HB, UK
    SPECTRUM Research Consortium, Edinburgh EH8 9YL, UK)

Abstract

This study investigated UK adults’ changes in cigarette smoking and vaping during the COVID-19 pandemic and factors associated with any changes. Data were from an online longitudinal study. A self-selected sample (n = 332) of 228 smokers and 155 vapers (51 participants were both smokers and vapers) completed 5 surveys between April 2020 and June 2021. Participants self-reported data on sociodemographics, COVID-19-related, and smoking/vaping characteristics. During the 12 months of observations, among smokers, 45% self-reported a quit attempt (27.5% due to COVID-19-related reasons) since the onset of COVID-19 pandemic and the quit rate was 17.5%. At 12 months, 35.1% of continuing smokers (n = 174) reported smoking less and 37.9% the same, while 27.0% reported an increase in the number of cigarettes smoked/day. Among vapers, 25.0% self-reported a quit attempt (16.1% due to COVID-19-related reasons) and the quit rate was 18.1%. At 12 months, 47.7% of continuing vapers (n = 109) reported no change in the frequency of vaping/hour, while a similar proportion reported vaping less (27.5%) and more (24.8%). Motivation to quit smoking and being younger were associated with making a smoking quit attempt and smoking cessation. Being a cigarette smoker was associated with vaping cessation. Among a self-selected sample, COVID-19 stimulated more interest in reducing or quitting cigarette smoking than vaping.

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  • Dimitra Kale & Olga Perski & Aleksandra Herbec & Emma Beard & Lion Shahab, 2022. "Changes in Cigarette Smoking and Vaping in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in the UK: Findings from Baseline and 12-Month Follow up of HEBECO Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(2), pages 1-16, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:2:p:630-:d:718841
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