THE EFFECT OF SMOKING CESSATION ON QUALITY OF LIFE IN SMOKERS OF KURNOOL DISTRICT

Abstract

Smoking is a well-known cause of many diseases associated with high mortality, morbidity and disability but only a few
studies have investigated how smoking affects other aspects of health such as health-related quality of life. Health-related
quality of life reflects a person’s self-rated perception of aspects of health, such as limitations in physical functioning, pain,
vitality, mental health problems and related role and social functioning. In general, the most important reason to give up
smoking is concern about one’s health. Knowledge of the impact of smoking cessation on health-related quality of life
may be important in encouraging smokers to quit, since possible beneficial effects on quality of daily living may be seen
readily. Associations between smoking behavior and quality of life were more pronounced for mental health than for
physical health. Amount of smoking and time since quitting show a dose-response relationship with morbidity and
mortality risk. (Wilson et al. 1999)Few studies have investigated the relationship between smoking and health-related
quality of life and the results are not consistent. The aim of this study is to explore the association between smoking and
health-related quality of life