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Development and evaluation of STAR - an expert digital platform supporting training and delivery of cessation interventions by healthcare professionals.

Tobacco Prevention and Cessation, 2017
Introduction Access to smoking cessation treatment is limited in many countries. Digital tools could support healthcare professionals (HCPs) who have limited training and resources to deliver evidence-based cessation treatment to patients.
Aleksandra Herbeć, Andy McEwen, Witold Zatoński   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Biopsychosocial Factors Associated with Successful Smoking Cessation in Surakarta, Central Java [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Smoking is the leading preventable cause of death worldwide. Seventy percent of smokers would like to quit smoking, and 50 percent report attempting to quit within the past year.
Atmojo, J. T. (Joko), Murti, B. (Bhisma), Soemanto, R. (RB)   +2 more
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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
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[18F]Fluorodeprenyl‐D2 PET as a Tool to Monitor Disease Activity in GAD65‐Ab Autoimmune Encephalitis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate [18F]fluorodeprenyl‐D2 ([18F]F‐DED) positron‐emission tomography (PET) imaging as a biomarker of disease activity in autoimmune encephalitis (AIE) associated with glutamic acid decarboxylase 65 (GAD65) antibodies. Methods [18F]F‐DED PET was performed in 25 GAD65‐AIE patients and 8 controls using dynamic (0–60 min) and ...
Julia S. Dorneich, Jonathan A. Gernert, Hanna Zimmermann, Lisa Tagnin, Marianthi Zeinaki, Laura Sanzo, Letizia Vogler, Elisabeth Kaufmann, Justina Dargvainiene, Frank Leypoldt, Gérard N. Bischof, Robert Perneczky, Boris‐Stephan Rauchmann, Simon Lindner, Günter U. Höglinger, Rudolf A. Werner, Martin Kerschensteiner, Tania Kümpfel, Matthias Brendel, Franziska S. Thaler   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Depressive symptoms, cigarette dependence and craving in a sample of relapsed smokers from the general population: a mediation model

Tobacco Prevention and Cessation, 2018
Introduction Aim: Smoking relapse is a frequent phenomenon, in which depressive symptoms, cigarette dependence, and craving play a significant role. Previous studies have shown that people with depressive symptoms have greater cigarette dependence and ...
Carmela Martinez-Vispo, Ana López-Durán, Úrsula Martínez, Elena Fernández del Río, Elisardo Becoña   +4 more
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White Matter Hyperintensity Burden and Short‐Interval Change Associated With Sleep Apnoea in the UK Biobank

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background and Purpose White matter hyperintensities (WMH) are a core neuroimaging marker of cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD). Sleep apnoea (SA) is a recognized vascular risk factor, but its associations with regional WMH burden, short‐interval WMH change and cognitive performance in population‐based cohorts remain incompletely defined. We
Peng Cheng, Diego Z. Carvalho, Shahid Karim, Anwar Chahal, Virend K. Somers   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Metabolic Changes Following Smoking Cessation in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Biomedicines
Background: Smoking cessation is crucial for reducing complications of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), but associated weight gain can worsen glycemic control, discouraging quitting attempts.
Stamatina Driva, Aliki Korkontzelou, Serena Tonstad, Nikolaos Tentolouris, Eleni Litsiou, Vasiliki Vasileiou, Alice G. Vassiliou, Vassiliki Saltagianni, Paraskevi Katsaounou   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

What is the quality of smoking cessation advice in guidelines of tobacco-related diseases? [PDF]

, 2015
Smoking is a major risk factor for a range of diseases, and quitting smoking provides considerable benefits to health. It therefore follows that clinical guidelines on disease management, particularly for diseases caused by smoking, should include ...
Agrawal, Sanjay, Bogdanovica, Ilze, Britton, John, Gregory, Benjamin, Leonardi-Bee, Jo, Tobacco Advisory Group of the Royal College of Physicians   +5 more
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The effectiveness, safety and cost-effectiveness of cytisine versus varenicline for smoking cessation in an Australian population: a study protocol for a randomized controlled non-inferiority trial [PDF]

, 2019
Smoking cessation medications are effective but often underutilised because of costs and side effects. Cytisine is a plant-based smoking cessation medication with over 50 years of use in Central and Eastern Europe.
Boland, Veronica C., Courtney, Ryan J., Doran, Christopher M., Farrell, Michael, Ferguson, Stuart G., Gartner, Coral, Hall, Wayne, Mattick, Richard P., McRobbie, Hayden, Mendelsohn, Colin P., Paul, Christine, Petrie, Dennis, Richmond, Robyn, Shakeshaft, Anthony, Siahpush, Mohammad, Thomas, Dennis, Tutka, Piotr, Walker, Natalie, West, Robert, Zwar, Nicholas   +19 more
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Associations of Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity With Frailty Over Five Years of Follow‐up

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective To evaluate whether rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity is associated with frailty both in cross‐section and longitudinally. Methods Participants within the Veterans Affairs Rheumatoid Arthritis (VARA) registry enrolled from 2003 to 2022 were included.
Courtney N. Loecker, Yangyuna Yang, Punyasha Roul, Aaron Baraff, Myra S. Schmaderer, Lani Zimmerman, Kaleb Michaud, Namrata Singh, Grant W. Cannon, Gary Kunkel, Ted R. Mikuls, Ariela R. Orkaby, Joshua F. Baker, Bryant R. England, Katherine D. Wysham   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source