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Nalini M. Edward Lynch Martin Grootvelt Avidyuti Chowdhury Chitta Chowdhury
NITTE Usha Institute University of Nevada De Montfort University Kings College A.B. Shetty Memorial
of Nursing Science Las Vegas UK London Institute of Dental Sciences
Mangalore Mangalore
Nicotine dependence is characteristically a chronic and relapsing disease condition
(Cosci, F., Pistelli, F., Lazzarini, N., & Carrozzi, L., 2011). Around 75%-85% tobacco users
who are dependent on nicotine and one-third of them attempted to quit at a certain point
of their life, but below 50% succeed in quitting tobacco before the age of 60 years. The
individuals dependent on tobacco habit are prone to suffer from neurotic traits, such as
depression, anxiety, and anger (Gilbert, D. G., & Gilbert, B. O., 1995). This study aimed
to find the relationship between the level of nicotine dependence and the psychological
wellbeing (i.e., depression, anxiety, and stress) of tobacco users, and to assess the
effectiveness of tobacco cessation program as an intervention process for quitting of
tobacco habits. Eighty subjects were selected by using purposive sampling technique,
and their nicotine dependence level and psychological wellbeing were assessed by the
Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence (FTND) and Depression Anxiety and Stress
21 Scale (DASS -21) respectively. The present study findings revealed that there was a
significant relationship with the nicotine dependence level and psychological wellbeing
(Depression, Anxiety, Stress). The tobacco cessation program was effective to reduce
depression, anxiety, and stress level of the tobacco dependence. This result helps
the mental health treatment strategists to implement a robust intervention for tobacco
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