Tanriover, OzlemKaramustafalioglu, NesrinTezvaran, ZehraKaplan, AsliTomruk, Nesrin2024-07-122024-07-1220131513-736810.7314/APJCP.2013.14.1.5792-s2.0-84877131610https://dx.doi.org/10.7314/APJCP.2013.14.1.579https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12415/7805Background: In this study our aim was to determine the rate of smoking in a sample of psychiatric in-patients with diagnoses of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depression and to examine factors related to smoking status and the level of dependence in this population. Materials and Methods: A total of 160 people were included in this descriptive study. 80 were inpatients with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depression and 80 people without any psychiatric diagnoses were included as a control group. The participants were interviewed face-to face using a semi-structured questionnaire and Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence was used to define smoking habits. Results: The mean age of the participants was 37.24 +/- 12.19 years ranging from 18 to 81 years, 54.4% of the participants were (n=87) female, and 45.6% cases (n= 73) were male. 70% (n= 56) of the patients and 55% of the control group were smoking and the difference was statistically significant (p<0.01). Total score of Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence in the patient group was statistically significantly higher than in the control group (p<0.01). Conclusions: In our sample, the frequency of cigarette smoking and nicotine dependence among psychiatric inpatients was high, posing a high risk for smoking related diseases including cancers; therefore there should be counseling on tobacco control and smoking cessation programming targeting this population.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessNicotinedependencesmokingmental illnesspsychiatric inpatientstobaccoArticle582123534798Q357914WOS:000319980200102Q4