title: Relationship among alcohol use, depression, smoking behavior, and motivation to quit smoking with hospitalized smokers.
abstract: Relationships among depression, alcohol use, and motivation to quit smoking were examined in a sample of 350 hospitalized smokers. Multivariate multiple regression and logistic regression analyses indicated that participants with depressed mood were more likely to have a history of problematic drinking. Participants with depressed mood and a history of problematic drinking were more likely to be nicotine dependent and anticipated greater difficulty refraining from smoking while hospitalized. Alcohol use in heavier amounts was associated with a decreased concern with negative aspects of smoking, whereas history of depression was associated with increased concern in that area. Finally, current drinking was associated with increased confidence in quitting in 1 month whereas depressed mood was associated with decreased confidence in quitting. Overall, depression and alcohol use had stronger associations with smoking-related variables than with smoking cessation motivation variables.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, The Miriam Hospital and Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Cargill
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Emmons
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Kahler
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015897:Comorbidity; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D012237:Rhode Island / Q000453:epidemiology; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000523:psychology*