Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on smoking and vaping: systematic review and meta-analysis

DR Bakaloudi, K Evripidou, A Siargkas, J Breda… - Public Health, 2023 - Elsevier
Objectives COVID-19 and the implementation of lockdowns have impacted daily lives
worldwide. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to investigate the impact of …

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthy lifestyle behaviors and perceived mental and physical health of people living with non-communicable diseases: an …

S Azzouzi, C Stratton, LP Muñoz-Velasco… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The huge burden and vulnerability imposed by non-communicable diseases (NCDs) during
the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted how healthy lifestyle behaviors and the well-being of …

The importance of behavioral and native factors on COVID-19 infection and severity: insights from a preliminary cross-sectional study

HA Aouissi, MSA Kechebar, M Ababsa, R Roufayel… - Healthcare, 2022 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on a global scale. Understanding the
innate and lifestyle-related factors influencing the rate and severity of COVID-19 is important …

[HTML][HTML] Associations between COVID-19 risk perceptions and smoking and quitting behavior among US adults

AL Nyman, CA Spears, V Churchill, VV Do… - Addictive behaviors …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives The COVID-19 pandemic may impact cigarette smokers' behaviors. Among
smokers, perceptions about the risks of contracting COVID-19 and the severity of COVID-19 …

A tale of osteoarthritis among older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh: A repeated cross-sectional study

SK Mistry, ARMM Ali, UN Yadav, R Das Gupta… - PloS One, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Due to restrictions in social gatherings imposed due to the COVID-19
pandemic, physical and other daily activities were limited among the older adults. The …

Beliefs toward smoking and COVID-19, and the pandemic impact on smoking behavior and quit intention: findings from a community-based cross-sectional study in …

AB Al-Tammemi, M Barakat, D Al Tamimi… - Tobacco use …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Background The relationship between smoking and coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19)
is still topical with mixed epidemiological evidence. However, the pandemic may affect …

Innovative shortcuts and initiatives in primary health care of rural/remote locations: A scoping review on how to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic

RE Barbalho, S Schenkman, A Sousa… - Rural and Remote …, 2023 - search.informit.org
Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has emerged as one of the greatest challenges to
societies, world health systems and science in the past century, making it imperative to …

Are we equally at risk of changing smoking behavior during a public health crisis? Impact of educational level on smoking from the TEMPO cohort

AJ Andersen, I Hecker, S Wallez, A Witteveen, A Lora… - BMC public health, 2023 - Springer
Background The COVID-19 pandemic as a public health crisis has led to a significant
increase in mental health difficulties. Smoking is strongly associated with mental health …

Beyond vaccination: A cross-sectional study of the importance of behavioral and native factors on COVID-19 infection and severity

HA Aouissi, M Ababsa, CM Leveau, AI Petrisor… - medrxiv, 2022 - medrxiv.org
The COVID-19 pandemic has a major impact on a global scale. Understanding the innate
and lifestyle-related factors influencing the rate and severity of COVID-19 is important for …

Changes in loneliness prevalence and its associated factors among Bangladeshi older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic

SK Mistry, ARMM Ali, UN Yadav, F Khanam… - PLoS One, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Aims Worldwide, loneliness is one of the most common psychological phenomena among
older adults, adversely affecting their physical and mental health conditions during the …