Tobacco Impact on Quality of Life on Snus-use, Dual Use, Smoke Use and Non-using.

Sponsor

Vastra Gotaland Region (Other)

Overall Status

Completed

CT.gov ID

NCT05409963

Collaborator

(none)

3,000

Enrollment

39.4

Actual Duration (Months)

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

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.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Tobacco Use

Detailed Description

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.

Study Design

Study Type:

Observational

Actual Enrollment :

3000 participants

Observational Model:

Cohort

Time Perspective:

Cross-Sectional

Official Title:

Tobacco Impact on Quality of Life, a Cross-sectional Study on Snus-use, Dual Use, Smoke Use and Non-using.

Actual Study Start Date :

Nov 18, 2010

Actual Primary Completion Date :

Mar 1, 2012

Actual Study Completion Date :

Mar 1, 2014

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Health-related quality of life was measured using SF-36. [The time when the data entry is made, about 8 weeks]
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
Tobacco habits. [The time when the data entry is made, about 8 weeks]
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.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

N/A and Older

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Inclusion Criteria:

Age 18 to 65 years

Exclusion Criteria:

not understand the Swedish language

Contacts and Locations

Locations

No locations specified.

Sponsors and Collaborators

Vastra Gotaland Region

Investigators

Study Director: Solbrith Wachsmann, DMPhil, Region Västra Götaland, Research, Education, Development & Innovation, Primary Care Research, Sweden
Principal Investigator: Gun Rembeck, PHD, Region Västra Götaland, Research, Education, Development & Innovation, Primary Care Research, Sweden