Impact of Smoking Levels on Medical Cost
Overview
This paper investigates the relationship between smoking levels and medical costs, considering multiple lifestyle factors including exercise, diet, age, and weight. The study examines how smoking as a lifestyle behavior, combined with other health variables, contributes to increased medical expenditure and preventable diseases across different populations.
What this research paper covers
- Introduction: Establishes smoking as a significant cause of preventable health complications and outlines the research gap regarding smoking's impact on medical costs
- Literature Review: Discusses health dangers of smoking including lung cancer, throat cancer, and lifestyle diseases, with references to Hall and Doran, and Wilson et al.
- Study Objectives: Defines specific research goals to explore relationships between smoking, exercise, diet, age and medical costs
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Impact of Smoking Levels on Medical Cost
Introduction
Cigarette smoking is a significant cause of preventable health complications. While the prevalence of smoking-related health problems has decreased, it remains a leading cause of preventable deaths. Smoking is a severe health problem throughout the globe and must be curbed because of adverse health outcomes. Hall and Doran (1) noted that thousands of young people start smoking each day, and if the current rates are maintained, it is expected that many young people will die prematurely. Some of the disorders resulting from smoking include lung and throat cancer. There are also many lifestyle diseases whose severity is enhanced by smoking. The study aims to investigate the impact of smoking on medical costs.
There is enough evidence affirming that smoking affects the patient’s health, which affirms the essence of investigating this phenomenon. The health dangers associated with smoking lead smokers to consume more medical resources compared to non-smokers. This leads to high medical expenditure for households, governments, and individuals (Izumi et al. 621). The findings of this research will be relevant to medical practitioners, government, policymakers, and other stakeholders. This will assist in creating useful guidelines and control measures to assist smokers, families, communities, and the government to understand the medical cost implication of smoking.
When considering the impact of smoking on medical costs, other variable or factors must be considered, such as exercise, weight, age, and diet. Exercise will be used to establish whether the patient does workout or not.