Imperial College London
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ProfessorAlunHughes

Faculty of Medicine, National Heart & Lung Institute

Visiting Professor
 
 
 
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Mrs Kim Cyrus +44 (0)20 7594 6047

 
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59/61 North Wharf RoadSt Mary's Campus

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@article{Green:2021:10.1101/2021.10.28.21265593,
author = {Green, MJ and Maddock, J and Di, Gessa G and Wielgoszewska, B and Parsons, S and Griffith, GJ and Croft, J and Stevenson, AJ and Huggins, CF and Booth, C and Wels, J and Silverwood, RJ and Patalay, P and Hughes, AD and Chaturvedi, N and Howe, LD and Fitzsimons, E and Katikireddi, SV and Ploubidis, GB},
doi = {10.1101/2021.10.28.21265593},
title = {The UK COVID-19 furlough scheme and associations with smoking, alcohol consumption and vaping: evidence from 8 UK longitudinal population surveys},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2021.10.28.21265593},
year = {2021}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - <jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:sec><jats:title>Background</jats:title><jats:p>Disruptions to employment status can impact smoking and alcohol consumption. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the UK implemented a furlough scheme to prevent job loss. We examine how furlough was associated with participants’ smoking, vaping and alcohol consumption behaviours in the early stages of the pandemic.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods</jats:title><jats:p>Data were from 27,841 participants in eight UK adult longitudinal surveys. Participants self-reported employment status and current smoking, current vaping and drinking alcohol (>4 days/week or 5+ drinks per typical occasion) both before and during the pandemic (April-July 2020). Risk ratios were estimated within each study using modified Poisson regression, adjusting for a range of potential confounders, including pre-pandemic behaviour. Findings were synthesised using random effects meta-analysis. Sub-group analyses were used to identify whether associations differed by gender, age or education.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results</jats:title><jats:p>Compared to stable employment, neither furlough, no longer being employed, nor stable unemployment were associated with smoking, vaping or drinking, following adjustment for pre-pandemic characteristics. However, some sex differences in these associations were observed, with stable unemployment associated with smoking for women (ARR=1.35; 95% CI: 1.00-1.82; I<jats:sup>2</jats:sup>: 47%) but not men (0.84; 95% CI: 0.67-1.05; I<jats:sup>2</jats:sup>: 0%). No longer being employed was associated with vaping among women (ARR=2.74; 95% CI: 1.59-4.72; I<jats:sup>2</jats:sup>: 0%) but not men (ARR=1.25; 95% CI: 0.83-1.87; I<jats:sup>2</jats:sup>: 0%). There was little indication of associa
AU  - Green,MJ
AU  - Maddock,J
AU  - Di,Gessa G
AU  - Wielgoszewska,B
AU  - Parsons,S
AU  - Griffith,GJ
AU  - Croft,J
AU  - Stevenson,AJ
AU  - Huggins,CF
AU  - Booth,C
AU  - Wels,J
AU  - Silverwood,RJ
AU  - Patalay,P
AU  - Hughes,AD
AU  - Chaturvedi,N
AU  - Howe,LD
AU  - Fitzsimons,E
AU  - Katikireddi,SV
AU  - Ploubidis,GB
DO  - 10.1101/2021.10.28.21265593
PY  - 2021///
TI  - The UK COVID-19 furlough scheme and associations with smoking, alcohol consumption and vaping: evidence from 8 UK longitudinal population surveys
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2021.10.28.21265593
ER  -
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