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  • Title: Asthma and its relation to smoking behavior and cessation motives among adult daily smokers.
    Author: Avallone KM, McLeish AC, Zvolensky MJ, Kraemer KM, Luberto CM, Jeffries ER.
    Journal: J Health Psychol; 2013 Jun; 18(6):788-99. PubMed ID: 22947893.
    Abstract:
    Despite the negative effects of smoking on lung functioning and overall health, smoking is more prevalent among individuals with asthma compared to those without asthma. The purpose of this study was to examine the predictive ability of asthma diagnosis in terms of smoking behavior and reasons for quitting. Participants were 251 regular daily smokers: 125 smokers with self-reported, physician-diagnosed asthma and 126 smokers without asthma. Asthma diagnosis significantly predicted age of regular smoking onset, number of quit attempts, and reasons for quitting related to self-control suggesting that smokers with asthma may have more difficulty quitting and unique reasons for quitting.
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