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A brief alcohol intervention during smoking cessation treatment in daily cigarette smokers: A pilot randomized controlled trial

Scientific Reports
Alcohol use attenuates successful smoking cessation. We examined the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of a brief alcohol intervention in smokers.
Yee Tak Derek Cheung, Tin Shun Titan Mak, Tzu Tsun Luk, Kam-wing Joe Ching, Nga-ting Grace Wong, Ching Han Helen Chan, Man Ping Wang, Tai Hing Lam   +7 more
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Patterns of E-Cigarette Use Among Cardiac Inpatients at a Tertiary-Care Hospital: A Cross-Sectional Survey

CJC Open
Background: E-cigarettes are promoted for smoking cessation due to their having lower toxicity than cigarettes, but they are often used recreationally and linked to cardiovascular, respiratory, and mental health risks.
Javad Heshmati, BSc, MSc, PhD, Emma Lynn Bates, BA, MPH, Spencer Shahen, BSc, MSc, Kathryn L. Walker, MScPT, Andrew Pipe, CM, MD, Kerri-Anne Mullen, BSc, MSc, PhD, Hassan Mir, BSc, MD, MPH, MHI, FRCPC   +6 more
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MapMySmoke: feasibility of a new quit cigarette smoking mobile phone application using integrated geo-positioning technology, and motivational messaging within a primary care setting

Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 2017
Background Approximately 11,000 people die in Scotland each year as a result of smoking-related causes. Quitting smoking is relatively easy; maintaining a quit attempt is a very difficult task with success rates for unaided quit attempts stubbornly ...
Robert S. Schick, Thomas W. Kelsey, John Marston, Kay Samson, Gerald W. Humphris   +4 more
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Therapeutic radiographers' perceptions of the barriers and enablers to effective smoking cessation support [PDF]

, 2018
Introduction: Tobacco smoking during and post radiotherapy is associated with increased treatment toxicity and increased cancer related mortality. Routine delivery of smoking cessation advice is inconsistent in practice.
Charlesworth, L., Hussain, H., Hutton, D.   +2 more
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Patient‐ and Clinician‐Related Factors Associated With the Reduction in Opioid Use Among Adults With Chronic Non‐Cancer Pain: A Systematic Review

Clinical Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.
Despite known risks, opioids are widely used for chronic non‐cancer pain (CNCP). Clinical guidelines now recommend deprescribing, but factors predicting success are poorly understood. This systematic review aimed to identify clinician and patient factors associated with attaining successful opioid dose reduction or discontinuation in adults with CNCP ...
Alessandra C. Marcelo, Sarah N. Hilmer, David J. Hunter, Stephanie Mathieson, Riyaas Mohamed, Leo Li, Natalie Fung, Anthony Yue, Manuela L. Ferreira   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cholinergic receptor nicotinic alpha 5 subunit polymorphisms are associated with smoking cessation success in women

BMC Medical Genetics, 2018
Background The identification of variants in the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) subunit genes associated with smoking phenotypes are increasingly important for prevention and treatment of nicotine dependence.
Paulo Roberto Xavier Tomaz, Juliana Rocha Santos, Jaqueline Scholz, Tânia Ogawa Abe, Patrícia Viviane Gaya, André Brooking Negrão, José Eduardo Krieger, Alexandre Costa Pereira, Paulo Caleb Júnior Lima Santos   +8 more
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The influence of societal individualism on a century of tobacco use: modelling the prevalence of smoking [PDF]

, 2014
Smoking of tobacco is predicted to cause approximately six million deaths worldwide in 2014. Responding effectively to this epidemic requires a thorough understanding of how smoking behaviour is transmitted and modified.
Abrams, Daniel M., De Sterck, Hans, Lang, John C.   +2 more
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Magnitude, Patterns and Factors Associated With Sensorineural Hearing Loss Among Hypertensive Adults at a Tertiary Hospital in Northern Tanzania

Eye &ENT Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Hearing loss affects 1.5 billion people globally, with sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) linked to hypertension. Hypertension affects 1.39 billion people worldwide and its prevalence is rising sharply in Sub‐Saharan Africa. While 12% of Tanzanian population has cardiovascular diseases, including hypertension and recent studies ...
Johnson Shayo, Denis Katundu, Abdallah Jonas, Peter Shija   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cost-effectiveness of retreatment with varenicline after failure with or relapse after initial treatment for smoking cessation

Preventive Medicine Reports, 2015
Objectives: A recent trial showed the clinical benefit of retreatment with varenicline in subjects failing on the initial treatment, or relapsing after initial success.
Lieven Annemans, Sophie Marbaix, Kristiaan Nackaerts, Pierre Bartsch   +3 more
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Association of COPD with adverse outcomes in heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction

ESC Heart Failure, Volume 12, Issue 2, Page 799-808, April 2025.
Abstract We performed a systematic review and meta‐analysis to detect the impact of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) on the prognosis of heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). We systematically screened eligible literature from three electronic databases, PubMed, EMBASE and Cochrane Library, up to April 2023.
Shuo Xu, Zhenbang Gu, Wengen Zhu, Shenghui Feng   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source