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NCT Number: NCT05409963

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

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Tobacco Use Behavior Cigarette Smoking Smoking Tobacco Smoking

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

About this study

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.

Who can participate

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Age 18 to 65 years

Exclusion criteria

not understand the Swedish language

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Health-related quality of life was measured using SF-36.

    Time frame: 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

  2. Tobacco habits.

    Time frame: 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.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Vastra Gotaland Region

Other Gov

Registry information

Official study title

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

Important dates

Study start
2010
Primary completion
2012
Study completion
2014
First posted
Jun 8, 2022
Registry last updated
Jun 8, 2022

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