Poor mental health and smoking: interactive impact on wages.
Jofre-Bonet M, Busch SH, Falba TA, Sindelar JL. Poor mental health and smoking: interactive impact on wages. The Journal Of Mental Health Policy And Economics 2005, 8: 193-203. PMID: 16385145.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPoor mental healthMental health problemsMental healthSmoking statusHealth problemsMental health disordersMental health statusGreater productivity lossCommunity Tracking SurveyMental health variesCurrent smokingFormer smokersSmokingHealth disordersHealth statusHealth variesDetermination of causalityWomenPositive associationPrimary aimHealthMalesProductivity lossStatusOutcomesThe effect of involuntary job loss on smoking intensity and relapse
Falba T, Teng H, Sindelar JL, Gallo WT. The effect of involuntary job loss on smoking intensity and relapse. Addiction 2005, 100: 1330-1339. PMID: 16128722, PMCID: PMC1351253, DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2005.01150.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCurrent smokersBaseline current smokersHistory of smokingWave 2Important health risk factorHealth risk factorsTimes greater oddsFormer smokersOlder smokersPrimary outcomeMore cigarettesSmoking intensityRisk factorsCigarette consumptionGreater oddsRelapseSmokersSmoking quantityOlder AmericansSmokingRetirement StudyWave 1Significant changesInvoluntary job lossFinancial hardshipIf smoking increases absences, does quitting reduce them?
Sindelar JL, Duchovny N, Falba TA, Busch SH. If smoking increases absences, does quitting reduce them? Tobacco Control 2005, 14: 99. PMID: 15791019, PMCID: PMC1747999, DOI: 10.1136/tc.2003.005884.Peer-Reviewed Original Research