Ji-Su Park1, Tae-Hyeon Lee2, Il-Su Park3,*
International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.26, No.9, pp. 745-755, 2024, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2024.054630
- 20 September 2024
Abstract Background: In response to the need for research clearly demonstrating the net effect of smoking cessation on mental health status, considering the causal relationship between smoking cessation and changes in mental health status, this study was undertaken. Thus, this study aimed to examine the net effect of short-term smoking cessation on five specific mental health metrics and the overall mental health status score. Methods: We used data from the first wave of the Korean Health Panel (KHP) Survey (2011–2013, 2016–2018) and focused on men aged 19 years and older, to explore the effects of smoking… More >