title: Smoking Behaviors and Medical Co-Morbidities in Patients With Mental Illnesses.
abstract: Correlations among smoking behaviors and co-morbid medical illnesses were examined among 982 smokers with mental illnesses enrolled in a smoking cessation program within Mental Health and Addictions Services in Vancouver, Canada. Significant correlates among individuals with psychotic disorders included associations between a history of emphysema/chronic obstructive pulmonary (COPD) disease and cigarettes smoked per day (r's=.35, p≤.01), Confidence in quitting (r's=-.33, p≤.01), and nicotine dependence (r's=.32, p≤.01). Study findings may have implications for the development of integrated medical-psychiatric treatment delivery models that include comprehensive tobacco cessation programs tailored toward people with mental illnesses.
authors.affiliation: University of Kentucky College of Nursing, Lexington, KY. Electronic address: peggy.el-mallakh@uky.edu.
authors.forename: Peggy
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: El-Mallakh
authors.affiliation: Phyllis D. Corbitt Community Health Center, University of Kentucky College of Nursing, Wilmore, KY.
authors.forename: Danielle
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: McPeak
authors.affiliation: University of British Columbia School of Medicine, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
authors.forename: Milan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Khara
authors.affiliation: University of Kentucky College of Nursing, Lexington, KY.
authors.forename: Chizimuzo T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Okoli
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000523:psychology*; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder