@article{Cattaruzza_Gorini_Bosetti_Boffi_Lugo_Veronese_Carreras_Santucci_Stival_Pacifici_et al._2020, place={Fidenza, Italy}, title={Covid-19 and the role of smoking: the protocol of the multicentric prospective study COSMO-IT (COvid19 and SMOking in ITaly).}, volume={91}, url={https://mattioli1885journals.com/index.php/actabiomedica/article/view/10373}, DOI={10.23750/abm.v91i3.10373}, abstractNote={The emergency caused by Covid-19 pandemic raised interest in studying lifestyles and comorbidities as important determinants of poor Covid-19 prognosis. Data on tobacco smoking, alcohol consumption and obesity are still limited, while no data are available on the role of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products (HTP). To clarify the role of tobacco smoking and other lifestyle habits on COVID-19 severity and progression, we designed a longitudinal observational study titled COvid19 and SMOking in ITaly (COSMO-IT). About 30 Italian hospitals in North, Centre and South of Italy joined the study. Its main aims are: 1) to quantify the role of tobacco smoking and smoking cessation on the severity and progression of COVID-19 in hospitalized patients; 2) to compare smoking prevalence and severity of the disease in relation to smoking in hospitalized COVID-19 patients versus patients treated at home; 3) to quantify the association between other lifestyle factors, such as e-cigarette and HTP use, alcohol and obesity and the risk of unfavourable COVID-19 outcomes. Socio-demographic, lifestyle and medical history information will be gathered for around 3000 hospitalized and 700-1000 home-isolated, laboratory-confirmed, COVID-19 patients. Given the current absence of a vaccine against SARS-COV-2 and the lack of a specific treatment for -COVID-19, prevention strategies are of extreme importance. This project, designed to highly contribute to the international scientific debate on the role of avoidable lifestyle habits on COVID-19 severity, will provide valuable epidemiological data in order to support important recommendations to prevent COVID-19 incidence, progression and mortality.
}, number={3}, journal={Acta Biomedica Atenei Parmensis}, author={Cattaruzza, Maria Sofia and Gorini, Giuseppe and Bosetti, Cristina and Boffi, Roberto and Lugo, Alessandra and Veronese, Chiara and Carreras, Giulia and Santucci, Claudia and Stival, Chiara and Pacifici, Roberta and Zagà, Vincenzo and Gallus, Silvano and Giulietti, Federico and Sarzani, Riccardo and Spannella, Francesco and Del Donno, Mario and Tartaglione, Stefania and Marrazzo, Giuseppina and Pelaia, Girolamo and D'Agosto, Vincenzo and Berti, Alice and Voller, Fabio and Cardellicchio, Salvatore and Cresci, Chiara and Foschino Barbaro, Maria Pia and De Palma, Raffaele and Negrini, Simone and Sicbaldi, Vera and Serafini, Antonella and Bisconti, Mario and Refolo, Leonida and Landoni, Giovanni and Rovere, Patrizia and Veronesi, Giulia and Faverio, Paola and Garavello, Werner and Pesci, Alberto and Giacobbe, Raffaella and Martucci, Paola and Parrella, Roberto and Scarano, Francesco and Aiello, Marina and Chetta, Alfredo and Franco, Cosimo and Mangia, Angelo and Carrozzi, Laura and Maggi, Fabrizio and Monzani, Fabio and Pistelli, Francesco and Russo, Patrizia and Sanna, Antonio and Barreca, Filippo Maria and Conti, Valentina and Rossi, Enrico and Ruli, Mei and Ruli, Silvana and Eslami Varzaneh, Shokoofe and Principe, Rosastella and Guerrini, Simone and Sebastiani , Alfredo and Galluccio, Giovanni and Pezzuto, Aldo and Ricci, Alberto and Casali, Elena and Mastroianni, Claudio and Pirina, Pietro and Polo, Francesca and Beatrice, Fabio and Romagnoli, Micaela and Baraldo, Massimo and Cojutti, Pier Giorgio and Tascini, Carlo and Pecori, Davide and Graziano, Elena and Tinghino, Biagio}, year={2020}, month={Aug.}, pages={e2020062} }