Factors associated with tobacco smoking practices among middle-aged and older women in Texas. Academic Article

abstract

• This study examines middle-aged and older women's smoking practices and identifies factors associated with tobacco use and cessation in this population. Data of 593 women were analyzed from a seven-county random household sample in Texas. Sequential multinomial logistic regression compared associations with having never smoked, having quit smoking, and currently smoking. Compared to smokers, never smokers and past smokers were significantly more likely to be older, more educated, of better general health, and report past-year physician visits and fewer depressive symptoms. Mental health and smoking are interrelated, indicating the need for addressing depression in smoking-cessation efforts for aging women.

authors

• Colwell, Gregory
• Ory, Marcia
• Smith, Matthew

published proceedings

• J Women Aging

author list (cited authors)

• Smith, M. L., Colwell, B., Ahn, S., & Ory, M. G.

citation count

• 4

complete list of authors

• Smith, Matthew Lee||Colwell, Brian||Ahn, Sangnam||Ory, Marcia G

publication date

• January 2012

publisher

• Taylor & Francis  Publisher

published in

• Journal of Women and Aging: the multidiciplinary quarterly of psychosocial practice, theory and research  Journal

keywords

• Age Factors
• Aged
• Aged, 80 And Over
• Cross-Sectional Studies
• Depression
• Female
• Health Behavior
• Health Status
• Health Surveys
• Humans
• Logistic Models
• Middle Aged
• Risk Factors
• Self Report
• Smoking
• Smoking Cessation
• Socioeconomic Factors
• Texas

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1080/08952841.2012.638876

start page

• 3

end page

• 22

volume

• 24

issue

• 1

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08952841.2012.638876

user-defined tag

• 3 Good Health and Well-Being