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A Pragmatic Trial of E‐Cigarettes, Incentives, and Drugs for Smoking Cessation

New England Journal of Medicine, 2018
BACKGROUND Whether financial incentives, pharmacologic therapies, and electronic cigarettes (e‐cigarettes) promote smoking cessation among unselected smokers is unknown. METHODS We randomly assigned smokers employed by 54 companies to one of four smoking‐
S. Halpern, M. Harhay, K. Saulsgiver, Christine Brophy, A. Troxel, K. Volpp   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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, Loard, Justin, Upadhyay, Soumya   +2 more
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Changes in body weight and food choice in those attempting smoking cessation: a cluster randomised controlled trial [PDF]

, 2012
<p><b>Background:</b> Fear of weight gain is a barrier to smoking cessation and significant cause of relapse for many people. The provision of nutritional advice as part of a smoking cessation programme may assist some in smoking ...
AAWA van der Heijen, AC Parsons, Andrew Walker, AR Dyer, C Filozoff, Catherine R Hankey, F Pistelli, G Colletti, Heather M Murray, J Armstrong, J Stevens, JE Audrain, JE Cade, L Bauld, LR Purslow, MD Levine, MEJ Lean, MG Perri, Mhairi Mackenzie, Michael EJ Lean, P Hajek, Preethi R Koshy, R Ara, RC Klesges, S Chinn, S Rossner, St Stewart, Susan Boyle, Wilma S Leslie   +28 more
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Competitions for smoking cessation [PDF]

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2019
Competitions might encourage people to undertake and/or reinforce behaviour change, including smoking cessation. Competitions involve individuals or groups having the opportunity to win a prize following successful cessation, either through direct competition or by entry into a lottery or raffle.To determine whether competitions lead to higher long ...
Fanshawe, TR, Hartmann-Boyce, J, Perera, R, Lindson, N   +3 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
doaj   +1 more source

Underestimation of smoking hazards and smoking cessation intervention efficiency among healthcare professionals: A cross-sectional study among Korean occupational health nurses

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2023
Introduction Occupational health nurses (OHNs) in South Korea who visit the workplace periodically could play a key role in smoking cessation. It would be helpful to assess their understanding of smoking hazards and smoking cessation methods to encourage
Jihye Lee, Saerom Lee, Woncheol Lee, Seung Hyeun Lee, Won Gun Kwack, Young Joong Kang   +5 more
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Behavioural interventions for smoking cessation: an overview and network meta-analysis

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2018
? 2018 The Cochrane Collaboration. This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows: The primary objectives are to summarise the evidence from Cochrane Reviews that assessed the effect of behavioural interventions ...
J. Hartmann-Boyce, T. Fanshawe, N. Lindson, J. Livingstone-Banks, J. Ordóñez-Mena, P. Aveyard   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The effectiveness of smoking cessation, physical activity/diet and alcohol reduction interventions delivered by mobile phones for the prevention of non-communicable diseases: A systematic review of randomised controlled trials

PLoS ONE, 2018
Background We conducted a systematic review to assess the effectiveness of smoking cessation, physical activity (PA), diet, and alcohol reduction interventions delivered by mobile technology to prevent non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
M. Palmer, J. Sutherland, Sharmani Barnard, Aileen Wynne, Emma Rezel, Andrew M. Doel, Lily Grigsby-Duffy, Suzanne Edwards, Sophie Russell, Ellie Hotopf, P. Perel, C. Free   +11 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Behavioral Couples Therapy for Smoking Cessation: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial [PDF]

, 2015
Introduction—Behavioral couples therapy (BCT) has been found to improve long-term abstinence rates in alcohol- and substance-dependent populations but has not been tested for smoking cessation.
LaChance, Heather, Tooley, Erin M.
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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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