COVID-19 Public Health Road Map: Stopping smoking

Nicky Knowles; Angel Chater; Lesley Lewis; Elizabeth Jenkinson; Lucie Byrne-Davis; Jo Hart; Chris Armitage; Tracy Epton; Madelynne A Arden; Atiya Kamal; Daryl O'Connor; Ellie Whittaker; Paul Chadwick; Vivien Swanson; Emily McBride; Sam Thompson; John Drury; Gillian Shorter

COVID-19 Public Health Road Map: Stopping smoking

Nicky Knowles, Angel Chater, Lesley Lewis, Elizabeth Jenkinson, Lucie Byrne-Davis, Jo Hart, Chris Armitage, Tracy Epton, Madelynne A Arden, Atiya Kamal, Daryl O'Connor, Ellie Whittaker, Paul Chadwick, Vivien Swanson, Emily McBride, Sam Thompson, John Drury, Gillian Shorter

School of Psychology

Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

Abstract

Behavioural science recommendations
Stopping smoking can benefit both physical and psychological health. Stopping smoking can be influenced by what we know and what we can do (capability); the people around us and our physical environment (opportunity); and our beliefs, what we want, how we see ourselves, how we regulate our emotions, and our habits (motivation). To support changes since COVID-19:
• Educate that stopping smoking reduces the risk of cardiovascular and chronic respiratory conditions, cancer, and diabetes, which are associated with COVID-19 related complications and fatalities.
• Policies should reflect that smoking is a leading cause of health inequalities. Care should be paid to groups including those with alcohol or drug problems, those with mental health issues, or those who are homeless/vulnerably housed who may have increased risks from complex lives that challenge the goal of stopping smoking.
• Personal stop smoking plans can provide effective support. They might include nicotine replacement therapies such as gums or patches, prescription medications like bupropion or varenicline, and/or free stop smoking telephone-lines, mobile text-messaging programs, or online support to help smokers to stop their tobacco use. These can be adapted to COVID-19 guidelines.
• Environmental changes such as smoke-free environments, prominent health warnings on otherwise plain tobacco packages, bans on advertising, promotion and sponsorship, and price controls are fundamental components of the World Health Organizations’ Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and should continue to be part of effective policy during COVID-19. Public health orientated policy making in relation to smoking behaviours should be free from interference from the tobacco industry and bodies funded by the tobacco industry

We recommend following the British Psychological Society’s Behavioural Science and Disease Prevention: Psychological guidance to shape any policy and/or communications strategy.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Leicester
Publisher	British Psychological Society
Commissioning body	British Psychological Society
Publication status	Published - Sept 2020

Bibliographical note

Co-Chair of the Health Behaviour and COVID-19 working group that produced these documents 4/9

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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https://www.bps.org.uk/coronavirus-resources/professional/healthy-behaviourLicence: Unspecified

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Department of Health and Social Care (External organisation)
Shorter, G. (Advisor)
12 Aug 2021
Activity: Membership types › Membership of national or international committees and working groups
Linköping University
Shorter, G. (Visiting lecturer)
15 Jun 2021
Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Research and Teaching at External Organisation

9 Commissioned report

COVID-19 Public Health Road Map: Accessing appropriate health care
Lewis, L., Abdin, S., Shorter, G. W., Knowles, N., Jenkinson, E., Howlett, N., McBride, E., Hart, J., O'Connor, D., Arden, M. A., Armitage, C., Epton, T., Byrne-Davis, L., Chadwick, P., Drury, J., Kamal, A., Swanson, V., Whittaker, E. & Chater, A., 19 Aug 2022, Leicester: British Psychological Society.
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

Open Access
Covid-19 public health road map: Medication adherence
Coppin, S., Family, H., Chapman, S., Howlett, N., Shorter, G., Lewis, L., Hart, J., Epton, T., Whittaker, E., O'Connor, D., Swanson, V., Armitage, C., Kamal, A., Byrne-Davis, L., Drury, J., McBride, E., Arden, M. A. & Chadwick, P., 19 Aug 2022, Leicester: British Psychological Society.
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

Open Access
Covid-19 public health road map: Opioid substitution treatment (OST) adherence
Family, H., Chater, A., Linton, M.-J., Howlett, N., Gittins, R., Hines, L., Scott, J., Jenkinson, E., Swanson, V., Epton, T., Knowles, N., Abdin, S., Hart, J., Kamal, A., Byrne-Davis, L., Armitage, C., Arden, M. A., Whittaker, E., Chadwick, P. & Lewis, L. & 4 others, O'Connor, D., Drury, J., McBride, E. & Shorter, G., 19 Aug 2022, Leicester: British Psychological Society.
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

Open Access

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Knowles, N., Chater, A., Lewis, L., Jenkinson, E., Byrne-Davis, L., Hart, J., Armitage, C., Epton, T., Arden, M. A., Kamal, A., O'Connor, D., Whittaker, E., Chadwick, P., Swanson, V., McBride, E., Thompson, S., Drury, J., & Shorter, G. (2020). COVID-19 Public Health Road Map: Stopping smoking. British Psychological Society. https://www.bps.org.uk/coronavirus-resources/professional/healthy-behaviour

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COVID-19 Public Health Road Map: Stopping smoking

Abstract

Bibliographical note

UN SDGs

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Department of Health and Social Care (External organisation)

Linköping University

Research output

COVID-19 Public Health Road Map: Accessing appropriate health care

Covid-19 public health road map: Medication adherence

Covid-19 public health road map: Opioid substitution treatment (OST) adherence

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