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. 2022 May 1;19(9):5510.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph19095510.

Association between Low-Dose Computed Tomography Results and 1-Year Smoking Cessation in a Residential Smoking Cessation Program

Da-Som Shin  1 , Hye-Mi Noh  1 , Hong Ji Song  1 , Kyung Hee Park  1 , Young-Gyun Seo  1 , Yu-Jin Paek  1
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Association between Low-Dose Computed Tomography Results and 1-Year Smoking Cessation in a Residential Smoking Cessation Program

Da-Som Shin et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. .

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic is a global health threat. Smoking and smoking-related lung diseases are risk factors for severe COVID-19 infection. This study investigated whether low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) scan results affected the success of 1-year smoking cessation. The Gyeonggi Southern Smoking Support Center performed the residential smoking cessation program from January to December 2018. During the program, LDCT was performed on 292 participants; 6 months later, follow-up via telephone or visit was conducted. Among the 179 participants who succeeded in smoking cessation for 6 months, telephone follow-up was conducted to determine whether there was a 12-month continuous smoking cessation. In order to evaluate the association between LDCT results and 12-month continuous abstinence rate (CAR), logistic regression was used to estimate the odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI). The CARs at 6 and 12 months were 61.3% and 31.5%, respectively. Indeterminate or suspicious malignant lung nodules were associated with a higher 12-month CAR (OR, 3.02; 95% CI, 1.15-7.98), whereas psychiatric history was associated with a lower 12-month CAR (OR, 0.06; 95% CI, 0.03-0.15). These results suggest that abnormal lung screening results may encourage smokers to quit smoking.

Keywords: COVID-19; computed tomography; lung cancer; smoking cessation; tobacco.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest. The funders had no role in the study design, data collection, analysis, data interpretation, or in the decision to publish the results.

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