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Arthroplasty Today, 2023 Background: Smoking is a known risk factor for complications following primary total joint arthroplasty (TJA). Little is known regarding the fate of patients who are asked to quit smoking before surgery.
Katelyn Paulsen, BFA +5 more
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The association between failed quit attempts and increased levels of psychological distress in smokers in a large New Zealand cohort [PDF]
, 2011 Background Although the association between smoking status and poorer mental health has been well documented, the association between quit status and psychological distress is less clear.
Deen, F.S., van der +3 more
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Tobacco Prevention and Cessation, 2018 Introduction Smoking is a major health threat and quitting smoking would be a notable benefit. The aim of the present study was to explore factors associated with desire to quit smoking among Estonian physicians in 2002 and 2014.
Mariliis Põld, Kersti Pärna
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Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2022 BackgroundPrevious research has suggested that mobile phone applications (apps) may potentially increase quit rates. The purpose of this single-group cohort study sought to examine the feasibility and acceptability of a novel smartphone-based smoking ...
Yanhui Liao +3 more
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How useful are the stages of change for targeting interventions? randomized test of a brief intervention to reduce smoking [PDF]
, 2008 Objectives. To see whether the stages of change are useful for targeting a brief intervention to reduce smoking based on implementation intentions. A second objective was to rule out demand characteristics as an alternative explanation for the findings
Arden, M. A., Armitage, C. J.
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Current Oncology, 2022 Smoking during cancer treatment is associated with reduced treatment response and cancer recurrence in patients with tobacco-related cancers. The purpose of this study was to examine smoking characteristics in head and neck cancer patients (n = 503) with
Stacey A. Santi +5 more
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Health-Information Seeking and Intention to Quit Smoking: Do Health Beliefs Have a Mediating Role? [PDF]
, 2019 Background: Smoking is a leading cause of preventable deaths. Smoking cessation can reduce the risk of smoking-associated disease and death. But smoking cessation involves behaviour change.
Gakh, Maxim +2 more
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Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018 Aim To have patients quit smoking prior to elective total joint arthroplasty surgery. Objective Smokers have twice the rate of deep surgical site infections and three times the rate of readmission to hospital after arthroplasty than non-smokers.
Barry Finegan +2 more
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Understanding How Graphic Pictorial Warnings Work on Cigarette Packaging [PDF]
, 2010 The 2009 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act requires cigarette packages to contain stronger warnings in the form of color, graphic pictures depicting the negative health consequences of smoking.
Andrews, J. Craig +3 more
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Correlates of attempting to quit smoking among adults in Bangladesh
Addictive Behaviors Reports, 2018 Background: Quit attempts are very essential in population-based smoking cessation. Little is known about the correlates of making a quit attempt of smoking in Bangladesh. We aimed to examine correlates of making a quit attempt of smoking among adults in
Shariful Hakim +2 more
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