Investigating smoking and nicotine dependence among people with severe mental illness during the COVID-19 pandemic: analysis of linked data from a UK Closing the Gap cohort

Emily Peckham; Victoria Allgar; Suzanne Crosland; Paul Heron; Gordon Johnston; Elizabeth Newbronner; Elena Ratschen; Panagiotis Spanakis; Ruth Wadman; Lauren Walker; Simon Gilbody

doi:10.1192/bjo.2021.45

Investigating smoking and nicotine dependence among people with severe mental illness during the COVID-19 pandemic: analysis of linked data from a UK Closing the Gap cohort

Emily Peckham^*
, Victoria Allgar
, Suzanne Crosland
, Paul Heron
, Gordon Johnston
, Elizabeth Newbronner
, Elena Ratschen
, Panagiotis Spanakis
, Ruth Wadman
, Lauren Walker
, Simon Gilbody

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Summary Smoking rates are higher for people who use mental health services, which contributes substantially to health inequalities. Smoking can lead to worse COVID-19 outcomes, yet it remains unclear whether smoking has changed for people who use mental health services. We examined smoking patterns in a large clinical cohort of people with severe mental illness, before and during the pandemic. We found high levels of nicotine dependence and heavier patterns of smoking. Although some people had reported quitting, it is likely that smoking inequalities have become further entrenched. Mental health services should seek to mitigate this modifiable risk and source of poor health.

Original language	English
Number of pages	0
Journal	BJPsych Open
Volume	7
Issue number	3
Early online date	23 Apr 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2021.45
Publication status	Published - May 2021
Externally published	Yes

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities

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Peckham, E., Allgar, V., Crosland, S., Heron, P., Johnston, G., Newbronner, E., Ratschen, E., Spanakis, P., Wadman, R., Walker, L., & Gilbody, S. (2021). Investigating smoking and nicotine dependence among people with severe mental illness during the COVID-19 pandemic: analysis of linked data from a UK Closing the Gap cohort. BJPsych Open, 7(3). https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2021.45

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Investigating smoking and nicotine dependence among people with severe mental illness during the COVID-19 pandemic: analysis of linked data from a UK Closing the Gap cohort

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