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| Title |
Use of prescribed smoking cessation pharmacotherapy following release from prison: a prospective data linkage study
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| Published in |
Tobacco Control, August 2017
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| DOI | 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2017-053743 |
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| Authors |
Cheneal Puljević, Dominique de Andrade, Megan Carroll, Matthew J Spittal, Stuart A Kinner |
| Abstract |
A significant proportion of people who cycle through prisons express a desire to quit smoking, yet smoking rates in this population are two to four times higher than in the general community. Smoking cessation pharmacotherapy (SCP) is an important component of evidence-based cessation support, yet no studies have examined use of this pharmacotherapy after release from prison. We linked data from a survey of 971 smokers who were within 8 weeks of release from prison in Queensland, Australia, with federal Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) records for the 2 years after release, to identify subsidised use of SCP (varenicline, bupropion and nicotine patches). We used Cox proportional hazards regression to identify independent predictors of SCP use. According to PBS data, 86 participants (8.9%) accessed SCP in the 2 years following release from prison. Participants who were aged 25 years or older (HR 2.51, 95% CI 1.19 to 5.31), employed before prison (HR 1.93, 95% CI 1.14 to 3.28), highly nicotine dependent at baseline (HR 2.21, 95% CI 1.23 to 3.97) and using non-psychotropic medications in prison (HR 2.29, 95% CI 1.24 to 4.22) were more likely to use subsidised SCP during follow-up. Despite a very high rate of tobacco use among people cycling through prisons and the very low cost of (subsidised) SCP in Australia, few ex-prisoners obtain pharmaceutical assistance with quitting smoking. Policy attention needs to focus on supporting former prisoners to access SCP, to reduce the high rate of tobacco-related morbidity and mortality in this profoundly marginalised population. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 9 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 56% |
| Australia | 2 | 22% |
| France | 1 | 11% |
| Unknown | 1 | 11% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 5 | 56% |
| Scientists | 2 | 22% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 11% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 11% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 53 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 53 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 6 | 11% |
| Researcher | 5 | 9% |
| Other | 4 | 8% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 8% |
| Other | 12 | 23% |
| Unknown | 18 | 34% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 10 | 19% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 7 | 13% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 5 | 9% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 4 | 8% |
| Environmental Science | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 4 | 8% |
| Unknown | 22 | 42% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 16. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 08 June 2022.
All research outputs
#2,070,114
of 24,051,764 outputs
Outputs from Tobacco Control
#1,143
of 3,329 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#40,330
of 319,757 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Tobacco Control
#24
of 39 outputs
Altmetric has tracked 24,051,764 research outputs across all sources so far. Compared to these this one has done particularly well and is in the 91st percentile: it's in the top 10% of all research outputs ever tracked by Altmetric.
So far Altmetric has tracked 3,329 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a lot more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 33.9. This one has gotten more attention than average, scoring higher than 65% of its peers.
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