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A window of opportunity: a pilot study exploring smoking cessation support during COPD hospitalisation [PDF]

Frontiers in Health Services
BackgroundA significant proportion of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) continue smoking after diagnosis, contributing to increased symptom burden, more frequent exacerbations and poorer long-term outcomes. Hospitalisation due to
Ingeborg Farver-Vestergaard, Ingeborg Farver-Vestergaard, Anders Løkke, Anders Løkke, Jannie Christina Frølund   +4 more
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The uphill journey of smoking cessation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: why a well-built vehicle matters [PDF]

Frontiers in Health Services
IntroductionSmoking cessation remains among the most effective interventions for improving outcomes in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Quitting smoking slows disease progression, reduces morbidity, improves quality of life and
Rasmus Kragh Jakobsen, Ingeborg Farver-Vestergaard, Ingeborg Farver-Vestergaard, Anders Løkke, Anders Løkke   +4 more
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COPD-Related Anxiety: A Systematic Review of Patient Perspectives [PDF]

International Journal of COPD, 2023
Camilla F Christiansen,1,2 Anders Løkke,1,2 Vibeke Bregnballe,3 Thomas Skovhus Prior,4 Ingeborg Farver-Vestergaard1,2 1Department of Medicine, Lillebaelt Hospital, Vejle, Denmark; 2Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark ...
Christiansen CF, Løkke A, Bregnballe V, Prior TS, Farver-Vestergaard I   +4 more
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A survey exploring the practices of smoking cessation support among hospital-based healthcare providers [PDF]

BMC Health Services Research, 2023
Background Hospital visits constitute a ‘window of opportunity’ for initiating smoking cessation attempts, and healthcare providers (HCPs) play an important role in supporting patients to stop smoking.
Ingeborg Farver-Vestergaard, Peter Hjorth, Charlotta Pisinger, Pia Veldt Larsen, Anders Løkke   +4 more
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The Association Between Cognitive Functions and Psychological Factors in Patients with Severe COPD [PDF]

International Journal of COPD, 2023
Kristina Kock Hansen,1,2 Ole Hilberg,1,2 Hanne Irene Jensen,2,3 Anders Løkke,1,2 Ingeborg Farver-Vestergaard2,4 1Department of Respiratory Diseases, Lillebaelt Hospital, Vejle, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Denmark; 2Department of Regional ...
Hansen KK, Hilberg O, Jensen HI, Løkke A, Farver-Vestergaard I   +4 more
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Endobronchial valve treatment in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A qualitative study of patients’ expectations [PDF]

SAGE Open Medicine, 2023
Objectives: Endobronchial valve (EBV) treatment is a treatment option for selected patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to reduce dyspnea and improve quality of life.
Ingeborg Farver-Vestergaard, Camilla Askov Mousing, Anders Løkke, Kathrine Bock, Thomas Decker Christensen, Morten Bendixen, Elisabeth Bendstrup, Lotte Hasling Kodbøl Jørgensen, Karoline Litrup King   +8 more
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Using the ‘very brief advice’-method for referral to smoking cessation programs [PDF]

European Clinical Respiratory Journal
Introduction Successful smoking cessation remains a challenge. The ’Very Brief Advice’ (VBA) method is the recommended clinical practice in Denmark for referral to smoking cessation programs.
Mojtaba Saei, Ingeborg Farver-Vestergaard, Mads Holm Hansen, Peter Hjorth, Charlotta Pisinger, Anders Løkke   +5 more
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Reducing severe breathlessness with dronabinol in the group of patients with severe and very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (BONG): a randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled, crossover study in an outpatient clinic in Denmark – a study protocol [PDF]

BMJ Open
Introduction Cannabis-based medicine may alleviate breathlessness. This study will investigate whether dronabinol, a synthetic form of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9-THC), reduces breathlessness in patients with severe and very severe chronic obstructive ...
Anders Løkke, Ole Hilberg, Ingeborg Farver-Vestergaard, Kristina Kock Hansen, Sofie Krogh Wolsing, Charlotte Uggerhøj Andersen   +5 more
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Integrating smoking cessation support during lung cancer diagnostic workup: a pragmatic, multicenter, cluster-randomised controlled trial [PDF]

Frontiers in Health Services
BackgroundSmoking cessation at or around the time of lung cancer diagnosis is associated with improved treatment outcomes, enhanced quality of life and increased survival. However, many patients continue smoking post-diagnosis.AimThis study evaluated the
Ingeborg Farver-Vestergaard, Ingeborg Farver-Vestergaard, Kaare Bro Wellnitz, Kaare Bro Wellnitz, Ole Hilberg, Ole Hilberg, Morten Borg, Morten Borg, Helle Marie Christensen, Helle Marie Christensen, Uffe Bodtger, Uffe Bodtger, Niels Lyhne, Marie Lavesen, Maria Ralli, Anders Løkke, Anders Løkke   +16 more
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Unveiling the burden of COPD: perspectives on a patient-reported outcome measure to support communication in outpatient consultations—an interview study among patients [PDF]

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences
IntroductionChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) profoundly affects physical, psychological, and social aspects of life, yet these issues often remain unaddressed.
Louise Muxoll Gronhaug, Louise Muxoll Gronhaug, Ingeborg Farver-Vestergaard, Ingeborg Farver-Vestergaard, Jannie Christina Frølund, Cecilie Lindström Egholm, Cecilie Lindström Egholm, Anders Løkke Ottesen, Anders Løkke Ottesen   +8 more
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