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Tobacco smoking and all-cause mortality in a large Australian cohort study: findings from a mature epidemic with current low smoking prevalence [PDF]

, 2015
This study finds that up to two-thirds of deaths in current smokers  in Australia can be attributed to smoking. Abstract Background The smoking epidemic in Australia is characterised by historic levels of prolonged smoking, heavy smoking, very ...
Alan D. Lopez, Bette Liu, Ellie Paige, Emily Banks, Freddy Sitas, Grace Joshy, Marianne F. Weber, Robert Grenfell, Sam Egger, Valerie Beral   +9 more
core   +3 more sources

Clinical Outcomes of Patients Within the Rheumatoid Arthritis Care Pathway Cohort at a Tertiary Care Integrated Delivery Network: A Comparison to Usual Care

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We aimed to compare clinical outcomes between patients in the Allegheny Health Network rheumatoid arthritis (RA) care pathway and patients receiving usual care. Methods The care pathway initiative implements guideline‐based best practice alongside multidisciplinary team‐based care.
Tarun Sharma, Tyson S. Barrett, Teigan Dwyer, Nancy Campbell, Jessica Heintzinger, Ellen Kraemer, Adam Dore, Susan Manzi   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Varenicline in smokers with severe or very severe COPD after 24 weeks of treatment. A descriptive analysis: VALUE study

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2017
A large number of COPD patients are smokers. The particular characteristics of this group as well as their need to quit usually require psychological counselling and pharmacological treatment to achieve abstinence and, often, intensively.
Carlos A. Jiménez-Ruiz, Marcos Garcia Rueda, Manuel A. Martinez Muñiz, Jacobo Sellarés, Maria A. Jiménez-Fuentes, Lourdes Lázaro Asegurado, Esther Rodríguez Gonzalez, Concepción Rodriguez Garcia, Oriol Armengol, Emilia Abad, Teresa Peña, Adolfo Domenech del Rio, Juan A. Riesco Miranda   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Seeing new opportunities to help smokers quit: A UK national survey of optometrist delivered smoking cessation behavioural support interventions [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Smoking is a risk factor for various eye conditions. Brief smoking cessation interventions have demonstrated effectiveness when delivered by a range of healthcare professionals.
Asif, S., Francis, J., Harper, A. M., Lawrenson, J., Lorencatto, F.   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Foldable Soft Leg‐Assisted Wheel Robot

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Recently, soft robots garner attention for designing the robotic legs of mobile robots due to their characteristic lightness, tunability, and simple control. Here, a novel soft foldable leg capable of high stiffness and deformability is identified as an assistant for enhancing the locomotion capabilities of a wheel mobile robot.
Seunghoon Yoo, Sohyun Kim, Joohyeon Kang, Hyunjun Park, Seokjun Lee, Youngsu Cha   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

State Leadership Academies to reduce cigarette smoking among people with behavioral health conditions in the United States

Preventive Medicine Reports
Objective: Smoking is concentrated in behavioral health populations in the United States, calling for efforts to increase access to cessation services.
M. Vijayaraghavan, C. Bonniot, J. Satterfield, B. Clark, F. Xia, C. Cheng, J. Safier, M. Pamatmat, S.A. Schroeder   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mechanism of community quitters’ psychological traits on their smoking cessation effects: Based on a study of community intervention

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2023
Introduction We study the relationship between psychological traits of smokers and their smoking cessation effects, and provide more scientific evidence for smoking cessation intervention.
Xinran Huo, Xingming Li, Mingyu Gu, Tingting Qin, Kun Qiao, Xinyuan Bai, Yao Wang, Yutong Yang   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Antidepressants for smoking cessation [PDF]

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2014
There are at least three reasons to believe antidepressants might help in smoking cessation. Firstly, nicotine withdrawal may produce depressive symptoms or precipitate a major depressive episode and antidepressants may relieve these. Secondly, nicotine may have antidepressant effects that maintain smoking, and antidepressants may substitute for this ...
Hughes, JR, Stead, L, Hartmann-Boyce, J, Cahill, K, Lancaster, T   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

All‐In‐One Thermal Protection: Multifunctional Synergy in Hierarchically Structured Dual‐Oxide Nanofiber Aerogel

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Through a cross‐scale structural design, a lightweight, heat‐resistant, and thermal‐insulating streamlined dual‐oxide nanofiber aerogel is prepared to achieve exceptional thermomechanical stability. Structural design of ceramic fibrous aerogel toward thermal protection, illustrating thermal insulation and stress dissipation.
Zijian Zhao, Shujing Li, Han Ma, Zhou Zhou, Wentao Zhao, Zichen Wei, Yanbin Li, Qingguo Fei, Yueming Sun, Yunqian Dai   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cytisine Use Vs Nicotine Replacement Therapy in Relapsed Smokers with Heart Disease: Feasibility Results from a Pilot Randomized Trial

CJC Open
Background: Cytisine use has proven efficacy for smoking cessation. We plan to investigate whether cytisine use is effective for relapse recovery and conducted a pilot randomized trial to assess the feasibility of a definitive trial.
Hassan Mir, MD, MHI, MPH, FRCPC, FACP, Kerri-Anne Mullen, PhD, Javad Heshmati, PhD, Ashley Baldwin, BAHsc, Evyanne Quirouette, BSc, Emilie Serano, RN, MN, Mustafa Coja, BPHE, BA, Andrew L. Pipe, MD, Robert D. Reid, PhD   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source