The Impact of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic on the Smoking Behaviour of Young Smokers and the Youth Quitline Service in Hong Kong: A Survey Study
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 入组人数
- 150
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Readiness to quit
研究概览
简要总结
The aims of the present study are:
- To explore the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the smoking behavior of youth smokers
- To explore the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the Youth Quitline service in Hong Kong
详细描述
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has spread rapidly across the globe. According to World Health Organization (WHO), due to the harmful effects on the lungs and the possible viral transmission from fingers to mouth during smoking, tobacco use is considered a major risk factor for developing COVID-19. Both tobacco use and COVID-19 can cause damage to the cardiovascular and respiratory systems. Smokers infected with COVID-19 are at higher risk of developing severe COVID-19 symptoms or death than non-smokers.
The Hong Kong SAR (HKSAR) government has announced different regulations to combat the spread of COVID-19 since late January 2020, which significantly affect the working patterns and everyday lives of people. It remains unknown how smoking habits and smoking cessation services are being affected during the pandemic.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Other
- 时间视角
- Cross Sectional
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 0 Years 至 25 Years（Child, Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Hong Kong resident aged 25 or below
- •Able to communicate in Chinese (Cantonese)
- •Smoked in the past 30 days
排除标准
- •Have difficulty to communicate via telephone
结局指标
主要结局
Readiness to quit
时间窗: Baseline
Change in motivation to quit during the pandemic
Knowledge
时间窗: Baseline
Knowledge regarding the relationship between COVID-19 and smoking
Smoking behaviors
时间窗: Baseline
Change in smoking behaviors of youth smokers during the pandemic
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Dr. LI William Ho Cheung
Associate Professor
The University of Hong Kong