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Examining tobacco use and health in Glace Bay and Kings County, Nova Scotia

This study examines tobacco use and its impact on health in Glace Bay and Kings County in Nova Scotia. It compares smoking habits, education levels, chronic conditions, and quit rates between the two regions. Factors influencing readiness to quit smoking after diagnoses, such as nicotine dependency and awareness of benefits, are also discussed. Further research is recommended to develop smoking cessation programs for individuals with chronic diseases.

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Examining tobacco use and health in Glace Bay and Kings County, Nova Scotia

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  1. Examining tobacco use and health in Glace Bay and Kings County, Nova Scotia Marcie D. Smith & Dr. Peter MacIntyre University College of Cape Breton

  2. National/Regional Comparisons: • Glace Bay’s % of daily smoking is higher than the national average, while Kings County is below.

  3. Smoking habit in relation to sex

  4. The employment status of those smoking daily

  5. At the present time do you smoke? * Numbers represent %

  6. Have you ever smoked cigarettes at all?

  7. Self-reported health of smokers and non-smokers:

  8. Nicotine dependency: How soon after you first wake up do you smoke your 1st cigarette?

  9. Education level and daily smoking: Kings County

  10. Education level and daily smoking: Glace Bay

  11. Smokingpatterns by age group in Glace Bay and Kings County:

  12. Does anyone in your household smoke regularly?

  13. Does anyone in your household smoke inside of the home?

  14. Percentage of those who began smoking before a certain age:

  15. Chronic Conditions: Quit Rates * The difference between the purple and blue bars are the people who quit smoking

  16. Chronic Conditions: Quit Rates

  17. Chronic Conditions: Quit Rates * It is interesting to note only a 0.2% quit rate in migraine suffers in Glace Bay

  18. Chronic Conditions: Quit Rates

  19. Chronic Conditions: Quit Rates

  20. Chronic Conditions: Quit Rates

  21. Chronic Conditions: Quit Rates

  22. Chronic Conditions: Quit Rates

  23. Chronic Conditions: Quit Rates

  24. Chronic Conditions: Quit Rates

  25. Conclusions • Schnoll et al (2002) indicated 30-40% smokers continue to smoke after diagnoses of a serious condition. Persons are less likely to quit if unaware of extreme dangers of smoking, and uneducated about the seriousness of their disease. Other medical variables may play a role such as the stage of the disease and how far into treatment the individual is. • Factors that influence readiness to quit after diagnoses: • if a family member smokes at home the person will be less likely to quit • Level of nicotine dependence • Awareness of the benefits of quitting • Level of emotional distress • Fatalistic outlook, “why bother…” • Cost of cigarettes in relation to other health costs

  26. Further research: • A lot of research has been done to examine the variables that influence healthy people (no chronic conditions) to quit smoking. However, there is very little research done on why people with chronic diseases quit or do not quit smoking. In the future more research in this area would be beneficial especially in developing smoking cessation programs for people with chronic disease. • Kings County has higher quit rates when living with chronic illness than those in Glace Bay. This lifestyle difference needs further research, with benefits including using Kings County as a model for a smoking reduction program in Glace Bay.

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