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An investigation of smoking habits and mental well-being in healthcare personnel during COVID-19Firat, MeryemDemir Gökmen, BurcuKarakurt, PapatyaCOVID-19Delivery of Health CareHumansSARS-CoV-2SmokingTobacco Use Disorderepidemiologyhealth care deliveryhumantobacco dependenceAim: This study aimed to the smoking levels of the healthcare personnel (n = 761) in Turkey, the changes in their smoking levels, and their mental well-being levels. Design and Methods: Data were collected via social networks from various cities in Turkey using a personal information form, the Fagerstrom test for nicotine dependence, the Warwick–Edinburgh mental well-being scale. Findings: Their mean nicotine dependence score was 3.50 ± 2.57 and mental well-being score was 25.01 ± 5.44. The frequency of smoking during the pandemic was increased in 22.4% of the participants and was the same as that before the pandemic in 57.4% of the smokers. Practice Implications: It is an introductory study of the current situation for healthcare professionals and researchers. It suggests protecting mental well-being and reducing smoking. © 2021 Wiley Periodicals LLCJohn Wiley and Sons Inc2022Articlehttps://rdlopen.rawdatalibrary.net/r/ebyu/12547https://doi.org/10.1111/ppc.128190031-5990enPerspectives in Psychiatric Careinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttps://ebyu-rdlopen.rawdatalibrary.net/tr/items/ebyu/12547