RUcore: Rutgers University Community Repository
The impact of smoking cessation duration on the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of adults in the United States
Descriptive
TitleInfo
Title
The impact of smoking cessation duration on the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of adults in the United States
Name
(type = personal)
NamePart
(type = family)
Alqopali
NamePart
(type = given)
Majdoleen Mohammed
NamePart
(type = date)
1984-
DisplayForm
Majdoleen Mohammed Alqopali
Role
RoleTerm
(authority = RULIB)
author
Name
(type = personal)
NamePart
(type = family)
Srinivasan
NamePart
(type = given)
Shankar
DisplayForm
Shankar Srinivasan
Affiliation
Advisory Committee
Role
RoleTerm
(authority = RULIB)
chair
Name
(type = personal)
NamePart
(type = family)
Coffman
NamePart
(type = given)
Frederick
DisplayForm
Frederick Coffman
Affiliation
Advisory Committee
Role
RoleTerm
(authority = RULIB)
internal member
Name
(type = personal)
NamePart
(type = family)
Gohel
NamePart
(type = given)
Suril
DisplayForm
Suril Gohel
Affiliation
Advisory Committee
Role
RoleTerm
(authority = RULIB)
internal member
Name
(type = corporate)
NamePart
Rutgers University
Role
RoleTerm
(authority = RULIB)
degree grantor
Name
(type = corporate)
NamePart
School of Health Professions
Role
RoleTerm
(authority = RULIB)
school
TypeOfResource
Text
Genre
(authority = marcgt)
theses
OriginInfo
DateCreated
(qualifier = exact)
2018
DateOther
(qualifier = exact);
(type = degree)
2018-01
CopyrightDate
(encoding = w3cdtf);
(qualifier = exact)
2018
Place
PlaceTerm
(type = code)
xx
Language
LanguageTerm
(authority = ISO639-2b);
(type = code)
eng
Abstract
(type = abstract)
Background: Smoking in all its types is harmful and reduces its consumers’ health. Many diseases are linked to smoking. Without doubt, it possible that smoking might decrease individuals’ health related quality of life (HRQoL) which includes general health, physical health, mental health and activity limitations. Aim of the study: As there are no studies that provided a clear and complete understand of the impact of smoking cessation on the health-related quality of life of adult people in the United States. Also, there is no study gave a comprehensive view of the impact of smoking cessation duration on health-related quality of life of adults of United States. For that reason this research intends to investigate behavioral factors that include smoking, quitting smoking and frequency of smoking and its impact on HRQoL of adults in the United States. Methodology: In this research we intend to use the most recent data from Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) 2014. Several statistical analysis methods will be applied in order to analyze the data using Statistical Analysis System Software (SAS) 9.4. Results: Smoking in adults increases general health problems more than adults who do not smoke by 16.59%, activity limitations by 124.93%, physical health problems by 38.05%, and mental health problems by 55.59%. Also, quitting smoking within past month in adults increases general health problems by 25.17%, activity limitations by 21.826%, physical health problems by 25.479%, and mental health problems by 106.235% more than in quitting smoking within past 10 years in adults. Additionally, everyday smoking in adults increases general health problems by 20.466%, activity limitations by 3.052%, physical health problems by 32.355%, and mental health problems by 71.299% more than in not at all smoking in adults. Conclusion: We can confirm that some behavioral factors which include smoking status, quitting smoking and frequency of smoking affect HRQoL of adults of the United States. More importantly with increased smoking cessation duration, HRQoL of adults in the United States clearly improves.
Subject
(authority = RUETD)
Topic
Biomedical Informatics
Subject
(authority = ETD-LCSH)
Topic
Smoking cessation--United States
Subject
(authority = ETD-LCSH)
Topic
Quality of life
RelatedItem
(type = host)
TitleInfo
Title
Rutgers University Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Identifier
(type = RULIB)
ETD
Identifier
ETD_8556
PhysicalDescription
Form
(authority = gmd)
electronic resource
InternetMediaType
application/pdf
InternetMediaType
text/xml
Extent
1 online resource (xiv, 105 p. : ill.)
Note
(type = degree)
Ph.D.
Note
(type = bibliography)
Includes bibliographical references
Note
(type = statement of responsibility)
by Majdoleen Mohammed Alqopali
RelatedItem
(type = host)
TitleInfo
Title
School of Health Professions ETD Collection
Identifier
(type = local)
rucore10007400001
Location
PhysicalLocation
(authority = marcorg);
(displayLabel = Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey)
NjNbRU
Identifier
(type = doi)
doi:10.7282/T33J3H6K
Genre
(authority = ExL-Esploro)
ETD doctoral
Back to the top
Rights
RightsDeclaration
(ID = rulibRdec0006)
The author owns the copyright to this work.
RightsHolder
(type = personal)
Name
FamilyName
Alqopali
GivenName
Majdoleen
MiddleName
Mohammed
Role
Copyright Holder
RightsEvent
Type
Permission or license
DateTime
(encoding = w3cdtf);
(qualifier = exact);
(point = start)
2017-12-11 11:02:03
AssociatedEntity
Name
Majdoleen Alqopali
Role
Copyright holder
Affiliation
Rutgers University. School of Health Professions
AssociatedObject
Type
License
Name
Author Agreement License
Detail
I hereby grant to the Rutgers University Libraries and to my school the non-exclusive right to archive, reproduce and distribute my thesis or dissertation, in whole or in part, and/or my abstract, in whole or in part, in and from an electronic format, subject to the release date subsequently stipulated in this submittal form and approved by my school. I represent and stipulate that the thesis or dissertation and its abstract are my original work, that they do not infringe or violate any rights of others, and that I make these grants as the sole owner of the rights to my thesis or dissertation and its abstract. I represent that I have obtained written permissions, when necessary, from the owner(s) of each third party copyrighted matter to be included in my thesis or dissertation and will supply copies of such upon request by my school. I acknowledge that RU ETD and my school will not distribute my thesis or dissertation or its abstract if, in their reasonable judgment, they believe all such rights have not been secured. I acknowledge that I retain ownership rights to the copyright of my work. I also retain the right to use all or part of this thesis or dissertation in future works, such as articles or books.
Copyright
Status
Copyright protected
Availability
Status
Open
Reason
Permission or license
Back to the top
Technical
RULTechMD
(ID = TECHNICAL1)
ContentModel
ETD
OperatingSystem
(VERSION = 5.1)
windows xp
CreatingApplication
Version
1.4
ApplicationName
Microsoft® Word 2010
DateCreated
(point = end);
(encoding = w3cdtf);
(qualifier = exact)
2017-12-14T18:51:58
DateCreated
(point = end);
(encoding = w3cdtf);
(qualifier = exact)
2017-12-14T18:51:58
Back to the top
Statistical Profile