Alcohol and tobacco use in individuals with type 2 diabetes: Study before and during the Covid-19 pandemic
Abstract
Objective: To evaluate alcohol and tobacco use in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Method: A longitudinal study with a quantitative approach was carried out with 72 individuals with diabetes who were treated at the outpatient clinic of a public hospital in the city of Recife, Pernambuco. Sociodemographic and clinical variables and those related to alcohol and tobacco use were evaluated through interviews and telephone contact. Results: There was a twofold increase in the frequency of alcohol use of less than 1 day/week (2 vs 4) and a variation of 2 days/month (0 vs 4). In men there was an increase in the minimum and maximum dose and in women the maximum dose allowed. Approximately 50% reduced their tobacco use and 95.8% (69) of the individuals did not take at least one puff of their cigarettes. Conclusion: Individuals had their lifestyles altered, regarding the increase in the frequency of alcohol consumption and reduction in smoking when comparing before and during the pandemic period.
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Copyright (c) 2024 Emilly Nascimento Pessoa Lins, Isabela Catarina Leão da Costa, Alessandro Henrique da Silva Santos, Queliane Gomes da Silva Carvalho, Belvania Ramos Ventura da Silva Cavalcanti, Anna Karla de Oliveira Tito BorbaAuthor(s)
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Emilly Nascimento Pessoa Lins
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Isabela Catarina Leão da Costa
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Alessandro Henrique da Silva Santos
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Queliane Gomes da Silva Carvalho
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Belvania Ramos Ventura da Silva Cavalcanti
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Anna Karla de Oliveira Tito Borba