NCT05409963

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

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

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 3,000 (actual)
• Sponsor: Vastra Gotaland Region · Other Government
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: —

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.

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.

Conditions

• Tobacco Use

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-11-18
• Primary completion: 2012-03-01
• Completion: 2014-03-01
• First posted: 2022-06-08
• Last updated: 2022-06-08