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In a new study of its kind, researchers from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health have found that the quality of life improves after giving up smoking. This was found to be true both after one year as well as after three years of quitting the habit. The research which has been published in the online issue of Annals of Behavioral Medicine was led by Dr. Megan Piper.

 

Smokers often resist kicking the butt as they are afraid that the quality of their life would suffer after giving up the habit. However it was seen that various parameters like health, relationship with the loved ones as well as the community, standard of living, social life, etc that comprise the quality of life, actually improved after quitting smoking. The researchers analyzed the lifestyle of 1504 smokers who had given up smoking. The parameters were tested both at the end of first year as well as at the end of three years after the person had quit smoking. The global quality of life, health related quality of life, satisfaction in a relationship and recurrence of stress were measured. The participants smoking status was also confirmed to be that of a non smoker by means of biochemical tests.

 

The researchers observed that compared to smokers, the participants who had given up smoking performed better in tests to measure the overall quality of life and health related quality of life. The results were found to be consistent both at the end of the first year as well as after three years o giving up smoking. Buoyed by the results, the researchers feel that this will be a good example for other non smokers too, to overcome their fears and give up smoking.

 

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