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Smoking cessation among diabetes patients: results of a pilot randomized controlled trial in Kerala, India 2013 Achutha Menon Centre for Health Science Studies, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, Kerala 695011, India. kavumpurathu@yahoo.com
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BMC public health
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BMC Public Health
Pub Date Free Form
18-Jan
Volume
13
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Start Page
47
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2458-13-47
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LR: 20150219; GR: R01TW005969-01/TW/FIC NIH HHS/United States; JID: 100968562; OID: NLM: PMC3560246; 2012/07/16 [received]; 2013/01/15 [accepted]; 2013/01/18 [aheadofprint]; epublish
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England
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1471-2458; 1471-2458
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PMID: 23331722
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eng
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Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; IM
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10.1186/1471-2458-13-47 [doi]
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23331722
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BACKGROUND: India has the second largest diabetic population (61 million) and tobacco users (275 million) in the world. Data on smoking cessation among diabetic patients are limited in low and middle income countries. The objective of the study was to document the effectiveness of diabetic specific smoking cessation counseling by a non-doctor health professional in addition to a cessation advice to quit, delivered by doctors. METHODS: In our parallel-group randomized controlled trial, we selected 224 adult diabetes patients aged 18 years or older who smoked in the last month, from two diabetes clinics in South India. Using a computer generated random sequence with block size four; the patients were randomized equally into intervention-1 and intervention-2 groups. Patients in both groups were asked and advised to quit smoking by a doctor and distributed diabetes specific education materials. The intervention-2 group received an additional diabetes specific 30 minutes counseling session using the 5As (Ask, Advise, Assess, Assist and Arrange), and 5 Rs (Relevance, Risks, Rewards, Roadblocks and Repetition) from a non-doctor health professional. Follow up data were available for 87.5% of patients at six months. The Quit Tobacco International Project is supported by a grant from the Fogarty International Centre of the US National Institutes of Health (RO1TW005969-01).The primary outcomes were quit rate (seven day smoking abstinence) and harm reduction (reduction of the number of cigarettes / bidis smoked per day > 50% of baseline use) at six months. RESULTS: In the intention to treat analysis, the odds for quitting was 8.4 [95% confidence interval (CI): 4.1-17.1] for intervention-2 group compared to intervention-1 group. Even among high level smokers the odds of quitting was similar. The odds of harm reduction was 1.9 (CI: 0.8-4.1) for intervention-2 group compared to intervention-1 group. CONCLUSIONS: The value addition of culturally sensitive diabetic specific cessation counseling sessions delivered by non-doctor health professional was an impressive and efficacious way of preventing smoking related diabetic complications. TRIAL REGISTRATION: Clinical Trial Registry of India (CTRI/2012/01/002327).
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Thankappan,K.R., Mini,G.K., Daivadanam,M., Vijayakumar,G., Sarma,P.S., Nichter,M.
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20130118
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PMC3560246
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Smoking cessation during alcohol treatment: a randomized trial of combination nicotine patch plus nicotine gum 2009 Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA. ned.cooney@yale.edu
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Addiction (Abingdon, England)
Periodical, Abbrev.
Addiction
Pub Date Free Form
Sep
Volume
104
Issue
9
Start Page
1588
Other Pages
1596
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LR: 20151119; ClinicalTrials.gov/NCT00064844; GR: P50 AA1563/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS/United States; GR: R01 AA011197/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS/United States; GR: R01 AA011197/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS/United States; GR: R01 AA011197-09/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS/United States; JID: 9304118
Place of Publication
England
ISSN/ISBN
1360-0443; 0965-2140
Accession Number
PMID: 19549054
Language
eng
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Comparative Study; Journal Article; Multicenter Study; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.; IM
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10.1111/j.1360-0443.2009.02624.x [doi]
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19549054
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AIMS: The primary aim was to compare the efficacy of smoking cessation treatment using a combination of active nicotine patch plus active nicotine gum versus therapy consisting of active nicotine patch plus placebo gum in a sample of alcohol-dependent tobacco smokers in an early phase of out-patient alcohol treatment. A secondary aim was to determine whether or not there were any carry-over effects of combination nicotine replacement on drinking outcomes. DESIGN: Small-scale randomized double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial with 1-year smoking and drinking outcome assessment. SETTING: Two out-patient substance abuse clinics provided a treatment platform of behavioral alcohol and smoking treatment delivered in 3 months of weekly sessions followed by three monthly booster sessions. PARTICIPANTS: Participants were 96 men and women with a diagnosis of alcohol abuse or dependence and smoking 15 or more cigarettes per day. INTERVENTION: All participants received open-label transdermal nicotine patches and were randomized to receive either 2 mg nicotine gum or placebo gum under double-blind conditions. FINDINGS: Analysis of 1-year follow-up data revealed that patients receiving nicotine patch plus active gum had better smoking outcomes than those receiving patch plus placebo gum on measures of time to smoking relapse and prolonged abstinence at 12 months. Alcohol outcomes were not significantly different across medication conditions. CONCLUSIONS: Results of this study were consistent with results of larger trials of smokers without alcohol problems, showing that combination therapy (nicotine patch plus gum) is more effective than monotherapy (nicotine patch) for smoking cessation.
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Adult, Alcoholism/psychology/rehabilitation, Drug Therapy, Combination, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Nicotine/administration & dosage, Nicotinic Agonists/administration & dosage, Patient Compliance, Placebos/administration & dosage, Secondary Prevention, Smoking/drug therapy/psychology, Smoking Cessation/methods/psychology, Treatment Outcome
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Cooney,N. L., Cooney,J. L., Perry,B. L., Carbone,M., Cohen,E. H., Steinberg,H. R., Pilkey,D. T., Sevarino,K., Oncken,C. A., Litt,M. D.
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20090622
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PMC2753831
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Smoking cessation for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2016 Department of Family Medicine, CAPHRI School for Public Health and Primary Care, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, Netherlands.
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The Cochrane database of systematic reviews
Periodical, Abbrev.
Cochrane Database Syst.Rev.
Pub Date Free Form
20-Aug
Volume
8
Issue
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CD010744
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LR: 20160822; JID: 100909747; aheadofprint
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1469-493X; 1361-6137
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PMID: 27545342
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ENG
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REVIEW; JOURNAL ARTICLE
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10.1002/14651858.CD010744.pub2 [doi]
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27545342
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BACKGROUND: Smoking cessation is the most important treatment for smokers with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but little is known about the effectiveness of different smoking cessation interventions for this particular group of smokers. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effectiveness of behavioural or pharmacological smoking cessation interventions, or both, in smokers with COPD. SEARCH METHODS: We searched all records in the Cochrane Airways Group Specialised Register of Trials. In addition to this electronic search, we searched clinical trial registries for planned, ongoing, and unpublished trials. We searched all databases from their inception. We checked the reference lists of all included studies and of other systematic reviews in relevant topic areas. We searched for errata or retractions from eligible trials on PubMed. We conducted our most recent search in March 2016. SELECTION CRITERIA: We included randomised controlled trials assessing the effectiveness of any behavioural or pharmacological treatment, or both, in smokers with COPD reporting at least six months of follow-up abstinence rates. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS: Two review authors independently extracted the data and performed the methodological quality assessment for each study. We resolved any disagreements by consensus. MAIN RESULTS: We included 16 studies (involving 13,123 participants) in this systematic review, two of which were of high quality. These two studies showed that nicotine sublingual tablet and varenicline increased the quit rate over placebo (risk ratio (RR) 2.60 (95% confidence interval (CI) 1.29 to 5.24) and RR 3.34 (95% CI 1.88 to 5.92)). Pooled results of two studies also showed a positive effect of bupropion compared with placebo (RR 2.03 (95% CI 1.26 to 3.28)). When pooling these four studies, we found high-quality evidence for the effectiveness of pharmacotherapy plus high-intensity behavioural treatment compared with placebo plus high-intensity behavioural treatment (RR 2.53 (95% CI 1.83 to 3.50)). Furthermore, we found some evidence that high-intensity behavioural treatment increased abstinence rates when compared with usual care (RR 25.38 (95% CI 8.03 to 80.22)) or low-intensity behavioural treatment (RR 2.18 (95% CI 1.05 to 4.49)). Finally, the results showed effectiveness of various combinations of psychosocial and pharmacological interventions. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS: We found high-quality evidence in a meta-analysis including four (1,540 participants) of the 16 included studies that a combination of behavioural treatment and pharmacotherapy is effective in helping smokers with COPD to quit smoking. Furthermore, we conclude that there is no convincing evidence for preferring any particular form of behavioural or pharmacological treatment.
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van Eerd,E.A., van der Meer,R.M., van Schayck,O.C., Kotz,D.
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20160820
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Smoking cessation interventions for smokers with current or past depression 2013 STIVORO, Dutch Expert Centre on Tobacco Control, The Hague, Netherlands.
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Periodical, Full
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews
Periodical, Abbrev.
Cochrane Database Syst.Rev.
Pub Date Free Form
21-Aug
Volume
(8):CD006102. doi
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8
Start Page
CD006102
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LR: 20160602; JID: 100909747; 0 (Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation); 01ZG3TPX31 (Bupropion); CIN: Evid Based Ment Health. 2014 May;17(2):e3. PMID: 24591546; epublish
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England
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1469-493X; 1361-6137
Accession Number
PMID: 23963776
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eng
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10.1002/14651858.CD006102.pub2 [doi]
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23963776
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BACKGROUND: Individuals with current or past depression are often smokers who are more nicotine dependent, more likely to suffer from negative mood changes after nicotine withdrawal, and more likely to relapse to smoking after quitting than the general population, which contributes to their higher morbidity and mortality from smoking-related illnesses. It remains unclear what interventions can help them to quit smoking. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effectiveness of smoking cessation interventions, with and without specific mood management components, in smokers with current or past depression. SEARCH METHODS: In April 2013, we searched the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, other reviews, and asked experts for information on trials. SELECTION CRITERIA: Criteria for including studies in this review were that they had to be randomised controlled trials (RCTs) comparing smoking cessation interventions in adult smokers with current or past depression. Depression was defined as major depression or depressive symptoms. We included studies where subgroups of participants with depression were identified, either pre-stated or post hoc. The outcome was abstinence from smoking after six months or longer follow-up. We preferred prolonged or continuous abstinence and biochemically validated abstinence where available. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS: When possible, we estimated pooled risk ratios (RRs) with the Mantel-Haenszel method (fixed-effect model). We also performed subgroup analyses, by length of follow-up, depression measurement, depression group in study, antidepressant use, published or unpublished data, format of intervention, level of behavioural support, additional pharmacotherapy, type of antidepressant medication, and additional nicotine replacement therapy (NRT). MAIN RESULTS: Forty-nine RCTs were included of which 33 trials investigated smoking cessation interventions with specific mood management components for depression. In smokers with current depression, meta-analysis showed a significant positive effect for adding psychosocial mood management to a standard smoking cessation intervention when compared with standard smoking cessation intervention alone (11 trials, N = 1844, RR 1.47, 95% CI 1.13 to 1.92). In smokers with past depression we found a similar effect (13 trials, N = 1496, RR 1.41, 95% CI 1.13 to 1.77). Meta-analysis resulted in a positive effect, although not significant, for adding bupropion compared with placebo in smokers with current depression (5 trials, N = 410, RR 1.37, 95% CI 0.83 to 2.27). There were not enough trial data to evaluate the effectiveness of fluoxetine and paroxetine for smokers with current depression. Bupropion (4 trials, N = 404, RR 2.04, 95% CI 1.31 to 3.18) might significantly increase long-term cessation among smokers with past depression when compared with placebo, but the evidence for bupropion is relatively weak due to the small number of studies and the post hoc subgroups for all the studies. There were not enough trial data to evaluate the effectiveness of fluoxetine, nortriptyline, paroxetine, selegiline, and sertraline in smokers with past depression.Twenty-three of the 49 trials investigated smoking cessation interventions without specific components for depression. There was heterogeneity between the trials which compared psychosocial interventions with standard smoking cessation counselling for both smokers with current and past depression. Therefore, we did not estimate a pooled effect. One trial compared nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) versus placebo in smokers with current depression and found a positive, although not significant, effect (N = 196, RR 2.64, 95% CI 0.93 to 7.45). Meta-analysis also found a positive, although not significant, effect for NRT versus placebo in smokers with past depression (3 trials, N = 432, RR 1.17, 95% CI 0.85 to 1.60). Three trials compared other pharmacotherapy versus placebo and six tr
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van der Meer,R.M., Willemsen,M.C., Smit,F., Cuijpers,P.
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Date of Electronic
20130821
PMCID
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Smoking cessation support in Iran: availability, sources & predictors 2011
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Indian J Med Res
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Indian J.Med.Res.
Pub Date Free Form
Volume
133
Issue
Start Page
627
Other Pages
32
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ID: 21727661
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en
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BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES: Smoking cessation advice is known as an important factor in motivating smokers to quit smoking. We investigated the extent, sources and predictors of receiving unsolicited advice and seeking active advice for smoking cessation in Iran. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was performed as a part of Isfahan Healthy Heart Program (IHHP) on 9093 adult individuals (both men and women) in 2004-2005. Demographic characteristics, smoking status, sources and preferences for smoking cessation support were recorded. RESULTS: In the studied population, 66.8 and 14.4 per cent had received and asked for cessation support, respectively. Smokers had received advice from family (92.2%), friends (48.9%), physician (27.9%) and other health care providers (16.2%). Smokers had asked for cessation help more frequently from family (64.5%) and friends (42.0%). Women (OR: 0.59, 95% CI: 0.37-0.94) and singles (OR: 0.51, 95% CI: 0.36-0.71) received less advice. Hookah smokers received (OR: 0.23; 95% CI: 0.14-0.38) and asked (OR: 0.21; 95% CI: 0.06-0.68) for cessation help less than cigarette smokers. Receiving advice increased the odds of seeking support (OR: 7.98; 95% CI: 4.37-14.57). INTERPRETATION & CONCLUSIONS: Smokers` family and friends were more frequent sources for smoking cessation support. Tobacco control programmes can count on smokers` family and friends as available sources for smoking cessation support in countries where smoking cessation counselling services are less available. However, the role of physicians and health care workers in the smoking cessation counselling needs to be strengthened.
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Smoking Cessation/methods, Smoking Cessation/psychology, Social Support, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Counseling, Cross-Sectional Studies, Family, Female, Friends, Humans, Iran, Male, Middle Aged, Physicians, Smoking/adverse effects, Questionnaires, Young Adult
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3135990/?tool=pubmed
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MEDLINE; http://www.globalhealthlibrary.net/
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Toghianifar,Nafiseh, Sarrafzadegan,Nizal, Roohafza,Hamidreza, Sadeghi,Masoumeh, Eshrati,Babak, Sadri,Gholamhossein
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Smoking cessation: intentions, attempts and techniques 2009 Department of Population Studies and Surveillance, Cancer Care Ontario, 620 University Avenue Toronto, Ontario M5G 2L7. scott.leatherdale@cancercare.on.ca
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Health reports
Periodical, Abbrev.
Health Rep.
Pub Date Free Form
Sep
Volume
20
Issue
3
Start Page
31
Other Pages
39
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LR: 20131213; JID: 9012854; ppublish
Place of Publication
Canada
ISSN/ISBN
0840-6529; 0840-6529
Accession Number
PMID: 19813437
Language
eng
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Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM
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19813437
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BACKGROUND: A better understanding of charateristics associated with intentions to quit smoking and quit attempts and of the use of various aids is required to develop effective cessation strategies. DATA AND METHODS: Data from the 2006 Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey were used to examine intentions to quit smoking, quit attempts, use of cessation aids, and receipt of cessation advice from health professionals. RESULTS: One-third of Canadian smokers aged 15 or older reported intentions to quit within the next 30 days, and almost half had tried to quit in the past year. The number of cigarettes smoked per day was associated with intending to quit and quit attempts. The intention to quit was strongly associated with the number of past quit attempts. Half of current smokers who had seen a doctor in the past year had been advised to reduce or quit smoking.
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Adolescent, Adult, Canada, Female, Humans, Intention, Male, Middle Aged, Smoking Cessation/methods/psychology, Young Adult
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Leatherdale,S. T., Shields,M.
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Smoking characteristics and comorbidities in the power to quit randomized clinical trial for homeless smokers 2013 Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55414, USA. kokuyemi@umn.edu
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Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco
Periodical, Abbrev.
Nicotine Tob.Res.
Pub Date Free Form
Jan
Volume
15
Issue
1
Start Page
22
Other Pages
28
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LR: 20151203; GR: R01 HL081522/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States; GR: R01HL081522/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States; GR: UL1 TR000114/TR/NCATS NIH HHS/United States; JID: 9815751; OID: NLM: PMC3611988; 2012/05/15 [aheadofprint]; ppublish
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England
ISSN/ISBN
1469-994X; 1462-2203
Accession Number
PMID: 22589422
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eng
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Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; IM
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10.1093/ntr/nts030 [doi]
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22589422
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INTRODUCTION: Smoking prevalence in homeless populations is strikingly high ( approximately 70%); yet, little is known about effective smoking cessation interventions for this population. We conducted a community-based clinical trial, Power To Quit (PTQ), to assess the effects of motivational interviewing (MI) and nicotine patch (nicotine replacement therapy [NRT]) on smoking cessation among homeless smokers. This paper describes the smoking characteristics and comorbidities of smokers in the study. METHODS: Four hundred and thirty homeless adult smokers were randomized to either the intervention arm (NRT + MI) or the control arm (NRT + Brief Advice). Baseline assessment included demographic information, shelter status, smoking history, motivation to quit smoking, alcohol/other substance abuse, and psychiatric comorbidities. RESULTS: Of the 849 individuals who completed the eligibility survey, 578 (68.1%) were eligible and 430 (74.4% of eligibles) were enrolled. Participants were predominantly Black, male, and had mean age of 44.4 years (S D = 9.9), and the majority were unemployed (90.5%). Most participants reported sleeping in emergency shelters; nearly half had been homeless for more than a year. Nearly all the participants were daily smokers who smoked an average of 20 cigarettes/day. Nearly 40% had patient health questionnaire-9 depression scores in the moderate or worse range, and more than 80% screened positive for lifetime history of drug abuse or dependence. CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrates the feasibility of enrolling a diverse sample of homeless smokers into a smoking cessation clinical trial. The uniqueness of the study sample enables investigators to examine the influence of nicotine dependence as well as psychiatric and substance abuse comorbidities on smoking cessation outcomes.
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Okuyemi,K.S., Goldade,K., Whembolua,G.L., Thomas,J.L., Eischen,S., Guo,H., Connett,J.E., Grant,J., Ahluwalia,J.S., Resnicow,K., Owen,G., Gelberg,L., Jarlais,D.D.
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Date of Electronic
20120515
PMCID
PMC3611988
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Smoking estimates from around the world: data from the first 17 participating countries in the World Mental Health Survey Consortium 2010 Department of Family and Community Health, University of Maryland, Baltimore, School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. cstor002@son.umaryland.edu
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Periodical, Full
Tobacco control
Periodical, Abbrev.
Tob.Control
Pub Date Free Form
Feb
Volume
19
Issue
1
Start Page
65
Other Pages
74
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LR: 20141204; GR: K05 DA015799/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States; GR: K05DA015799/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States; GR: R01 DA016558/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States; GR: R01 DA016558/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States; GR: R01 MH069864/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States; GR
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England
ISSN/ISBN
1468-3318; 0964-4563
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PMID: 19965796
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eng
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10.1136/tc.2009.032474 [doi]
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19965796
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OBJECTIVE: To contribute new multinational findings on basic descriptive features of smoking and cessation, based upon standardised community surveys of adults residing in seven low-income and middle-income countries and 10 higher-income countries from all regions of the world. METHODS: Data were collected using standardised interviews and community probability sample survey methods conducted as part of the WHO World Mental Health Surveys Initiative. Demographic and socioeconomic correlates of smoking are studied using cross-tabulation and logistic regression approaches. Within-country sample weights were applied with variance estimation appropriate for complex sample survey designs. RESULTS: Estimated prevalence of smoking experience (history of ever smoking) and current smoking varied across the countries under study. In all but four countries, one out of every four adults currently smoked. In higher-income countries, estimated proportions of former smokers (those who had quit) were roughly double the corresponding estimates for most low-income and middle-income countries. Characteristics of smokers varied within individual countries, and in relation to the World Bank's low-medium-high gradient of economic development. In stark contrast to a sturdy male-female difference in the uptake of smoking seen in each country, there is no consistent sex-associated pattern in the odds of remaining a smoker (versus quitting). CONCLUSION: The World Mental Health Surveys estimates complement existing global tobacco monitoring efforts. The observed global diversity of associations with smoking and smoking cessation underscore reasons for implementation of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control provisions and prompt local adaptation of prevention and control interventions.
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Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Female, Health Surveys, Humans, Logistic Models, Male, Middle Aged, Prevalence, Sex Factors, Smoking/epidemiology, Smoking Cessation/statistics & numerical data, Socioeconomic Factors, Tobacco Use Disorder/epidemiology, Young Adult
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Storr,C. L., Cheng,H., Alonso,J., Angermeyer,M., Bruffaerts,R., de Girolamo,G., de Graaf,R., Gureje,O., Karam,E. G., Kostyuchenko,S., Lee,S., Lepine,J. P., Medina Mora,M. E., Myer,L., Neumark,Y., Posada-Villa,J., Watanabe,M., Wells,J. E., Kessler,R. C., Anthony,J. C.
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20091204
PMCID
PMC4124902
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Smoking habits among Iranian general practitioners 2010
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J Egypt Public Health Assoc
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J.Egypt.Public Health Assoc.
Pub Date Free Form
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85
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2-Jan
Start Page
97
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112
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ID: 21073850
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BACKGROUND: Smoking is one of the most important public health problems and a major cause of morbidity and mortality. General practitioners (GPs) as a key person play a great role in public health policy and public smoking behaviors. OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to identify general practitioners' smoking practices. The main research question was what proportions of physicians are smoking and what their pattern of smoking is. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This cross-sectional study was carried out using a WHO-based questionnaire. A sample size of 5140 general practitioners selected by stratified random sampling method from a total of 25,600 practitioners all over the country at the time of the study participated in the study. RESULTS: Seventy four percent of the subjects were males. Out of them, 22.3% had a history of smoking at some point of their life; about 4.6 % have ceased it; 8.3% had occasional history of smoking and the remaining 7.6% mentioned a daily smoking pattern, while 77.7% of them have never smoked. At the time of study, 15% were smoking. About 60% of smoking physicians had started smoking from the age of 21-30 years. The mean, the minimum and the maximum number of daily cigarettes were respectively 6.62 ± 6.15, 1, and 40 cigarettes. After cigarettes, the most common tobacco products used by physicians were respectively pipes (4.7%), Shisha (4.3%), and cigars (3.9%). There were significant relationship between smoking pattern of GPs and some factors such as their age of onset of smoking, gender, knowledge about smoking side effects, and attitude towards smoking (p<0.001). CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS: A considerable proportion of Iranian practitioners were currently smoking. There is a need for specific strategies to encourage smoking physicians to quit. These data should help policy makers and other key persons seeking effective programs to reduce tobacco use among GPs in Iran.
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Attitude of Health Personnel, General Practitioners/statistics & numerical data, Smoking Cessation/statistics & numerical data, Smoking/epidemiology, Adult, Age Distribution, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Iran/epidemiology, Male, Middle Aged, Questionnaires, Young Adult
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http://pesquisa.bvsalud.org/ghl/resource/en/mdl-21073850
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MEDLINE; http://www.globalhealthlibrary.net/
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Peykari,Niloo F., Tehrani,Fahimeh R., Afzali,Hossein M., Dovvon,Marzieh R., Djalalinia,Shirin S.
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Smoking habits among medical students in Central Saudi Arabia 2006
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Saudi Med J
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Saudi Med.J.
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Volume
27
Issue
5
Start Page
700
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3
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ID: 16680263
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en
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OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of smoking habits among male medical students at the College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). METHODS: We carried out this cross-sectional study using Arabic questionnaires distributed to the medical students in the College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, KSA at different educational levels from September 13 to September 25, 2005. A total of 322 medical students completed the questionnaires (response rate 80.5%). RESULTS: The study shows that 13% of male medical students were currently active smokers, 5.3% were ex-smokers, and 38.2% were passive smokers. The types of smoking included sheesha 44.1%, cigarette 32.2%, and both 23.7%. The common reason given for the smoking behavior was the influence of friends (35.6%). The study shows that 57.1% of current smokers were motivated to stop smoking. CONCLUSION: There is an urgent need to promote multi-disciplinary health education activities at different age groups in order to prevent young age students from smoking, and to help smokers to quit.
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Smoking/epidemiology, Students, Medical, Adolescent, Adult, Cross-Sectional Studies, Health Education, Humans, Male, Prevalence, Saudi Arabia, Smoking/prevention & control, Smoking Cessation, Questionnaires
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http://pesquisa.bvsalud.org/ghl/resource/en/mdl-16680263
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MEDLINE; http://www.globalhealthlibrary.net/
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Al-Turki,Yousef
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