Smoking and associated unhealthy lifestyle behaviours in patients with chronic cardiac diseases during COVID-19 related lockdown

Chague, F; Boulin, M; Eicher, JC; Bichat, F; Saint-Jalmes, M; Cransac-Miet, A; Trojak, B; Soudry, A; Danchin, N; Laurent, G; Cottin, Y; Zeller, M

FUNDING ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: Type of funding sources: Public hospital(s). Main funding source(s): Dijon University Hospital France ONBEHALF: CLEO-CD BACKGROUND: Lockdown can affect tobacco smoking (TS) behaviours. PURPOSE: To evaluate the impact of lockdown on (TS) and associated lifestyle behaviours in patients with Chronic coronary syndrome (CCS) and congestive heart failure (CHF) METHODS: CCS and CHF patients were invited to answer to a phone-call questionnaire during the 1st COVID-19 lockdown start RESULTS: (Table) 343 questionnaires were fit for analysis, 43 (12.5%) were current smokers (CS). CS were younger (p < 0.001), none stopped and 13 increased their consumption (main reasons were stress and boredom). CS felt more often cramped (p = 0.023). CS who increased their TS consumption showed a trend toward a higher rate of unhealthy lifestyle behaviours CONCLUSIONS: During the lockdown, more than ¼ of CS with CCS or CHF increased their TS consumption and none quitted. Moreover, TS was often associated with other deleterious behaviours increasing their risk for short and long term