Abstract
Background: The aim of this study is to determine how being infected with COVID-19 affects the success of smoking cessation. Materials and Methods: This is a descriptive study. The population of the study consisted of 2002 COVID-19 patients followed in Adıyaman city center. Two hundred sixty-one people were selected from patients who diagnosed with COVID-19 (PCR positivity). Two hundred sixty-one people who were COVID-19 PCR negative. The questionnaire applied included socio-demographic data and "Smoking Cessation Success Prediction Scale" and the Fagerström cigarette addiction scale. Results: The mean age of the participants in the study was 39.95±12.05. 43.1% of the participants were civil servants, 84.5% had been smoking for seven years or more. The mean Fagerström scores of the COVID-19 PCR positive group and the COVID-19 PCR negative group were 4.88±1.88 and 4.49±1.74, respectively. The mean SCSPS score of the COVID-19 PCR positive group (41.90±8.28) was higher than the mean SCSPS score of the COVID-19 PCR negative group (40.21±10.25) (p
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