Racial and ethnic differences in smoking changes after chronic disease diagnosis among middle-aged and older adults in the United States

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• 作者：Ana R. Quiñones ; Corey L. Nagel ; Jason T. Newsom ; Nathalie Huguet&#8230
• 关键词：Racial/ethnic disparities ; Smoking ; Behavior change ; Chronic disease ; Disease management
• 刊名：BMC Geriatrics
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：December 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：17
• 期：1
• 全文大小：403KB
• 刊物主题：Geriatrics/Gerontology; Aging; Rehabilitation;
• 出版者：BioMed Central
• ISSN：1471-2318
• 卷排序：17

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BackgroundMiddle-aged and older Americans from underrepresented racial and ethnic backgrounds are at risk for greater chronic disease morbidity than their white counterparts. Cigarette smoking increases the severity of chronic illness, worsens physical functioning, and impairs the successful management of symptoms. As a result, it is important to understand whether smoking behaviors change after the onset of a chronic condition. We assessed the racial/ethnic differences in smoking behavior change after onset of chronic diseases among middle-aged and older adults in the US.