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Cigarette smoking in long-term schizophrenia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

R.K.R. Salokangas ,
T. Honkonen ,
E. Stengård ,
A.-M. Koivisto  and
J. Hietala
R.K.R. Salokangas*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Turku, Psychiatric Clinic, Turku University Central Hospital, Turku Psychiatric Clinic, 20520Turku, Finland
T. Honkonen
Affiliation:
Section of Clinical Neurosciences, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Topeliuksenkatu 41aA, 00250Helsinki, Finland
E. Stengård
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Tampere, 33014Tampere, Finland
A.-M. Koivisto
Affiliation:
Tampere School of Public Health, University of Tampere, 33101Tampere, Finland
J. Hietala
Affiliation:
Neuropsychiatric Imaging, Turku PET Centre, Turku University Central Hospital, Turku Psychiatric Clinic, 20520Turku, Finland
*
*Corresponding author. Tel.: +358 2 3131 740; fax: +358 2 3132 730. E-mail address: Raimo.K.R.Salokangas@tyks.fi (R.K.R. Salokangas).
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Abstract

Purpose

Cigarette smoking is a great health problem and prevalent among subjects with schizophrenia. Our aim was to investigate the prevalence and associations of cigarette smoking in patients with long-term schizophrenia.

Methods

Seven hundred and sixty schizophrenia patients were interviewed and their cigarette smoking was recorded.

Results

Smoking was more prevalent men than in women patients. In logistic regression analysis, male gender, duration of illness (DUI) from 10 to 19 years, being divorced or separated, lower education and high daily doses of neuroleptics (DDN) associated significantly with regular smoking. Heavy smoking associated, in men, with hospital treatment.

Conclusions

In schizophrenia patients, smoking is associated with long DUI, high DDN and institutional care. Interventions for cessation and/or reduction of cigarette smoking should be a part of the treatment for patients with schizophrenia.

Keywords

Cigarette smokingHospital careNeuroleptic medicationSchizophreniaGender
Type
Original articles
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 21 , Issue 4 , June 2006 , pp. 219 - 223
Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2006

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