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The primary aim of this study was to compare HRQOL in snus-users and dual users (snus and smoking) with never tobacco users. Secondary aim included comparing HRQOL in smokers with non-smokers.
Tobacco use is a major public health issue. The number of smokers decrease simultaneously as oral moist snuff (called "snus"), is promoted as a healthier alternative in spite its' negative health effects. Studies of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of those who use snuff are lacking. Recruitment of 674 women and 605 men aged 18 to 65 years through a Swedish population data-base was performed for this cross-sectional study in southwestern Sweden. Subjects completed a questionnaire about tobacco use and the 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36). The non-parametric Mann-Whitney test was used for statistical analysis.
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Health-related quality of life was measured using SF-36. | The SF-36 collected data on perceived health status in eight domains: physical functioning (PF), role-physical (RP), bodily pain (BP), general health (GH), vitality (VT), social functioning (SF), role-emotional (RE) and mental health (MH). The physical component summary (PCS) and mental component summary (MCS). Scores range from 0 to 100 with higher scores representing a higher perceived health | The time when the data entry is made, about 8 weeks |
| Tobacco habits. | The term pack-year (numbers of cigarettes / day * number of years / 20) and box-year (numbers of snuff boxes / week * number of years) was used to describe tobacco use. The variables smoking and snuff use were transformed from one pack-year to pack-decades by dividing pack-year by 10. Similarly, box-years were transformed to box-decades and age from years to decades. | The time when the data entry is made, about 8 weeks |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Age 18 to 65 years
Exclusion Criteria:
not understand the Swedish language
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Three thousand women and men were randomly selected by the Swedish population data-base (SPAR) in rural areas of southwest Sweden.
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Solbrith Wachsmann, DMPhil | Region Västra Götaland, Research, Education, Development & Innovation, Primary Care Research, Sweden | Study Director |
| Gun Rembeck, PHD | Region Västra Götaland, Research, Education, Development & Innovation, Primary Care Research, Sweden | Principal Investigator |
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| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 37189128 | Derived | Wachsmann S, Nordeman L, Billhult A, Rembeck G. Tobacco impact on quality of life, a cross-sectional study of smokers, snuff-users and non-users of tobacco. BMC Public Health. 2023 May 15;23(1):886. doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-15844-z. |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D064424 | Tobacco Use |
| D000073865 | Cigarette Smoking |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D001519 | Behavior |
| D000073869 | Tobacco Smoking |
| D012907 | Smoking |
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